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KRS 407.5211

Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 407.010 to 407.5903 (126 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Adams-Smyrichinsky v. Smyrichinsky (2015)

Most recently applied in Giese v. Giese (September 2017)

Effective: June 24, 2015 History: Created 2015 Ky

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

(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.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.