Current through Chapter 381 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 546-B:11-b - Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal Support OrderI. 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.II. 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. III. 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.Added by 2015, 75:1, eff. 1/1/2016. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.