(a) A tribunal of this state issuing a support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a child support order:
- (1) As long as this state remains the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or
- (2) until all of the parties who are individuals have filed written consents with the tribunal of this state for a tribunal of another state to modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
- (b) A tribunal of this state issuing a child support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise its continuing jurisdiction to modify the order if the order has been modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to this act or to a law substantially similar to this act.
(c) If a child support order of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to this act or to a law substantially similar to this act, a tribunal of this state loses its continuing, exclusive jurisdiction with regard to prospective enforcement of the order issued in this state, and may only:
- (1) Enforce the order that was modified as to amounts accruing before the modification;
- (2) enforce nonmodifiable aspects of that order; and
- (3) provide other appropriate relief for violations of that order which occurred before the effective date of the modification.
- (d) A tribunal of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of a tribunal of another state which has issued a child support order pursuant to this act or to a law substantially similar to this act.
- (e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
- (f) A tribunal of this state issuing a support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state.
L. 1994, ch. 301, § 39; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 34; July 3.