Section 209D:2-211 - Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order(a) A tribunal of the commonwealth issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of the commonwealth has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.(b) A tribunal of the commonwealth 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 the commonwealth 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 the commonwealth; or(2) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209D, § 2-211
Added by Acts 2016, c. 53,§ 1, eff. 3/31/2016.