Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
1. A tribunal of this state issuing a support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over a child-support order:
(a) As long as this state remains the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or
(b) Until all of the parties who are natural persons have filed written consents with the tribunal of this state for a tribunal of another state to modify the order and assume continuing and exclusive jurisdiction.
2. A tribunal of this state issuing a child-support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise its continuing jurisdiction to modify the order if the order has been modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that Act.
3. If a child-support order of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that Act, a tribunal of this state loses its continuing and exclusive jurisdiction with regard to prospective enforcement of the order issued in this state and may only:
(a) Enforce the order that was modified as to amounts accruing before the modification;
(b) Enforce aspects of that order that may not be modified; and
(c) Provide other appropriate relief for violations of that order which occurred before the effective date of the modification.
4. A tribunal of this state shall recognize the continuing and exclusive jurisdiction of a tribunal of another state that has issued a child-support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that Act.
5. A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing and exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
6. A tribunal of this state issuing a support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal-support order issued by a tribunal of another state having continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state.
Last modified: February 25, 2006