Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over spousal-support order.

NRS 130.2055, under INTERJURISDICTIONAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT.

NRS 130.2055

NRS 130.2055 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over spousal-support order. 1. A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing and exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. 2. 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 and exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country. 3. A tribunal of this State that has continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order may serve as: (a) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal-support order issued in this State; or (b) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal-support order. (Added to NRS by 2007, 118; A 2009, 128; 2015, 895)