Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5. (SB 646) Effective January 1, 2016.
(a)A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.
(b)A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal-support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.
(c)A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order may serve as:
(1)an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal-support order issued in this state; or
(2)a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal-support order.
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