Section 4914.


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  • (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 having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state.

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

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

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

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 349, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003. Operative July 1, 2004, or later, upon federal government action specified in Sec. 47 of Ch. 349.)