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252K.205 CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.
1. A tribunal of this state issuing a support order consistent
with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction
over a child support order if any of the following applies:
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.
b. Until all of the parties who are individuals have filed
written consents with the tribunal of this state for a tribunal of
another state to modify the order and assume continuing, 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 this chapter or a law
substantially similar to this chapter.
3. If a child support order of this state is modified by a
tribunal of another state pursuant to this chapter or a law
substantially similar to this chapter, a tribunal of this state loses
its continuing, 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 nonmodifiable aspects of that order.
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,
exclusive jurisdiction of a tribunal of another state which has
issued a child support order pursuant to this chapter or a law
substantially similar to this chapter.
5. A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending
resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing,
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, 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, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of
that state. Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 175, §129
Referred to in § 252K.207
