Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order

16 V.I.C. § 395j — under Support of Relations.

16 V.I.C. § 395j

(a) A tribunal of the Virgin Islands issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of the Virgin Islands has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.

(b) A tribunal of the Virgin Islands 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 the Virgin Islands 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 the Virgin Islands; or(2) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal-support order.

(1) an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal-support order issued in the Virgin Islands; or

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