* § 580-205. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. (a) A tribunal of\nthis state issuing a support order consistent with the law of this state\nhas continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a child support order:\n (1) as long as this state remains the residence of the obligor, the\nindividual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is\nissued; or\n (2) until all of the parties who are individuals have filed written\nconsents with the tribunal of this state for a tribunal of another state\nto modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.\n (b) A tribunal of this state issuing a child-support order consistent\nwith the law of this state may not exercise its continuing jurisdiction\nto modify the order if the order has been modified by a tribunal of\nanother state pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act\n(UIFSA) or a law substantially similar to UIFSA.\n (c) If a child-support order of this state is modified by a tribunal\nof another state pursuant to UIFSA or a law substantially similar to\nUIFSA, a tribunal of this state loses its continuing, exclusive\njurisdiction with regard to prospective enforcement of the order issued\nin this state, and may only:\n (1) enforce the order that was modified as to amounts accruing before\nthe modification;\n (2) enforce nonmodifiable aspects of that order; and\n (3) provide other appropriate relief for violations of that order\nwhich occurred before the effective date of the modification.\n (d) A tribunal of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive\njurisdiction of a tribunal of another state which has issued a child\nsupport order pursuant to UIFSA or a law substantially similar to UIFSA.\n (e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of\na jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive\njurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.\n (f) A tribunal of this state issuing a support order consistent with\nthe law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a\nspousal support order throughout the existence of the support\nobligation. A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support\norder issued by a tribunal of another state having continuing, exclusive\njurisdiction over that order under the law of that state.\n * NB Effective until January 1, 2016\n * § 580-205. Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support\norder. (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support\norder consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise\ncontinuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if\nthe order is the controlling order and:\n (1) at the time of the filing of a request for modification this state\nis the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee or the child for\nwhose benefit the support order is issued; or\n (2) even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the\nindividual obligee or the child for whose benefit the support order is\nissued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the\ntribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify\nits order.\n (b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order\nconsistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing,\nexclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:\n (1) all of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record\nwith the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that\nhas jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual\nor that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the\norder and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or\n (2) its order is not the controlling order.\n (c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order\npursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law\nsubstantially similar to that act which modifies a child support order\nof a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the\ncontinuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.\n (d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive\njurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating\ntribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support\norder issued in that state.\n (e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of\na jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive\njurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.\n * NB Effective January 1, 2016\n
§ 580-205. Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support\norder. (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support\norder consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise\ncontinuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if\nthe order is the controlling order and:\n (1) at the time of the filing of a request for modification this state\nis the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee or the child for\nwhose benefit the support order is issued; or\n (2) even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the\nindividual obligee or the child for whose benefit the support order is\nissued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the\ntribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify\nits order.\n (b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order\nconsistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing,\nexclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:\n (1) all of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record\nwith the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that\nhas jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual\nor that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the\norder and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or\n (2) its order is not the controlling order.\n (c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order\npursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law\nsubstantially similar to that act which modifies a child support order\nof a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the\ncontinuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.\n (d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive\njurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating\ntribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support\norder issued in that state.\n (e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of\na jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive\njurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.\n
