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Tex. Fam. Code § 159.211

CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO MODIFY SPOUSAL SUPPORT ORDER

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 159–159 (45 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Owens v. Owens (2006)

Most recently applied in in the Interest of L.T.H.,R.R.H., A.W.H. Children (December 2013)

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 12, eff

(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: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.