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SECTION 15-23.1-205

   § 15-23.1-205  Continuing, exclusivejurisdiction to modify child support order. – (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a support order consistent withthe law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdictionto modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order, and:

   (1) At the time of the filing of a request for modificationthis state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or thechild for whose benefit the support order is issued; or

   (2) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor,the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order isissued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal ofthis state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.

   (b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child supportorder consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing,exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:

   (1) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in arecord with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state thathas jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or thatis located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order andassume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or

   (2) Its order is not the controlling order.

   (c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child supportorder pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law similar tothis chapter which modifies a child-support order of a tribunal of this state,tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdictionof the tribunal of the other state.

   (d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusivejurisdiction to modify a child-support order may serve as an initiatingtribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support orderissued in that state.

   (e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pendingresolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusivejurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-15 > Chapter-15-23-1 > 15-23-1-205

SECTION 15-23.1-205

   § 15-23.1-205  Continuing, exclusivejurisdiction to modify child support order. – (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a support order consistent withthe law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdictionto modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order, and:

   (1) At the time of the filing of a request for modificationthis state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or thechild for whose benefit the support order is issued; or

   (2) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor,the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order isissued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal ofthis state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.

   (b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child supportorder consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing,exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:

   (1) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in arecord with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state thathas jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or thatis located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order andassume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or

   (2) Its order is not the controlling order.

   (c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child supportorder pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law similar tothis chapter which modifies a child-support order of a tribunal of this state,tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdictionof the tribunal of the other state.

   (d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusivejurisdiction to modify a child-support order may serve as an initiatingtribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support orderissued in that state.

   (e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pendingresolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusivejurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.


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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-15 > Chapter-15-23-1 > 15-23-1-205

SECTION 15-23.1-205

   § 15-23.1-205  Continuing, exclusivejurisdiction to modify child support order. – (a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a support order consistent withthe law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdictionto modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order, and:

   (1) At the time of the filing of a request for modificationthis state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or thechild for whose benefit the support order is issued; or

   (2) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor,the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order isissued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal ofthis state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.

   (b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child supportorder consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing,exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:

   (1) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in arecord with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state thathas jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or thatis located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order andassume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or

   (2) Its order is not the controlling order.

   (c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child supportorder pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law similar tothis chapter which modifies a child-support order of a tribunal of this state,tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdictionof the tribunal of the other state.

   (d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusivejurisdiction to modify a child-support order may serve as an initiatingtribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support orderissued in that state.

   (e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pendingresolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusivejurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.