78B-14-211.   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 having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state.
     (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.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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