§ 52C-2-205. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
§ 52C‑2‑205. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(a) A tribunal of thisState issuing a support order consistent with the law of this State hascontinuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a child support order:
(1) As long as thisState remains the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or thechild for whose benefit the support order is issued; or
(2) Until all of theparties who are individuals have filed written consents with the tribunal ofthis State for a tribunal of another state to modify the order and assumecontinuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(b) A tribunal of thisState issuing a child support order consistent with the law of this State maynot exercise its continuing jurisdiction to modify the order if the order hasbeen modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to a law substantiallysimilar to this Chapter.
(c) If a child supportorder of this State is modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to alaw substantially similar to this Chapter, a tribunal of this State loses itscontinuing, exclusive jurisdiction with regard to prospective enforcement ofthe order issued in this State, and may only:
(1) Enforce the orderthat was modified as to amounts accruing before the modification;
(2) Enforcenonmodifiable aspects of that order; and
(3) Provide otherappropriate relief for violations of that order which occurred before theeffective date of the modification.
(d) A tribunal of thisState shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of a tribunal ofanother state which has issued a child support order pursuant to a lawsubstantially similar to this Chapter.
(e) A temporary supportorder issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict doesnot create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
(f) A tribunal of thisState issuing a support order consistent with the law of this State hascontinuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order throughout theexistence of the support obligation. A tribunal of this State may not modify aspousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state having continuing,exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state. (1995,c. 538, s. 7(c); 1997‑433, s. 10.2; 1998‑17, s. 1.)