California Family Code

§ 5700.211

FAM § 5700.211 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(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:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5. (SB 646) Effective January 1, 2016.