P.R. Laws tit. 32, § 2676e
(a) A court of Puerto Rico having jurisdiction under § 2676b of this title to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum.
(b) If a court of Puerto Rico declines to exercise its jurisdiction under subsection (a), it shall either dismiss or stay the proceeding. The court may impose any condition the court considers just and proper, including the condition that a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order be filed promptly in another state.
(c) In determining whether it is an appropriate forum, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including:
(1) Any expressed preference of the respondent or protected person;
(2) whether abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the respondent or protected person has occurred or is likely to occur and which state could best protect the respondent;
(3) the length of time the respondent or protected person was physically present in or was a legal resident of this or another state;
(4) the distance of the respondent or protected person from the court in each state;
(5) the financial circumstances of the respondent’s or protected person’s estate;
(6) the nature and location of the evidence;
(7) the ability of the court in each state to decide the issue expeditiously and the procedures necessary to present evidence;
(8) the familiarity of the court of each state with the facts and issues in the proceeding, and
(9) if an appointment were made, the court’s ability to monitor the conduct of the guardian.
History —Oct. 5, 2012, No. 296, § 7.6.