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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 25 - Domestic Relations » Chapter 09C - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2008) » Section 25-9C-211 – Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.

25-9C-211. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.

(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:

(1)An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or

(2)A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.

Source: SL 2015, ch 148, §211.