A.H. v. Superior Court (2023) G061648 G061648; filed 3/17/23. ![[Files/CaseFiles/G061648.PDF]] [Opinion PDF](https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/G061648.PDF) ## Rule excerpts Family Code sections 3421 and 3422; citing In re E.W. (2019) 37 Cal.App.5th 1167, 1171. Texas had declined jurisdiction; the California court exercised nonemergency jurisdiction. > The general rule of the UCCJEA, subject to certain delineated exceptions, is that once the court of an appropriate state—that is, one having jurisdiction under its terms—has made an initial child custody determination, that court obtains exclusive, continuing subject matter jurisdiction over the child. (In re E.W. (2019) 37 Cal.App.5th 1167, 1171.) — A.H. v. Superior Court (2023) G061648, slip op., p. 19.