TITLE 7

SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER 10

UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

7-1015.  Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. (1) 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.

(2)  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.

(3)  A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:

(a)  An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or

(b)  A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.

History:

[7-1015, added 2006, ch. 252, sec. 15, p. 772; am. 2015, 1st E.S., ch. 1, sec. 13, p. 13.]