Upon the Petition of Jorgensen

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

Maurice Joseph Vargas appealed from a district court judgment modifying a custody provision of a New York judgment of divorce from Kama Leigh Jorgensen. Vargas contended that, under Iowa Code chapter 598A (1997), the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), the Iowa district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to modify the New York judgment. We transferred the case to the court of appeals, which reversed and dismissed Jorgensen’s application for modification. On further review, we vacate the court of appeals decision and affirm the district court judgment.

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