GULOTTA, Judge.
In this child custody case, the divorced father, a resident of Rhode Island, appeals from a judgment awarding custody of his six-year-old son to the mother, a resident of Louisiana. The father contends that the Louisiana court lacked jurisdiction under LSA-R.S. 13:1700 et seq., the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Law, to modify an earlier Rhode Island decree awarding custody to him. We disagree. Accordingly, we affirm.
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