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Cal. Fam. Code § 5700.211

Jurisdiction

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 5700–5700 (79 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Connolly v. Connolly (In re Connolly) (2018)

Most recently applied in Connolly v. Connolly (In re Connolly) (February 2018)

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5

(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 or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.

(c) A tribunal of this state 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 this state; or

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

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.