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Cal. Family Code § 5700.211 (2026)

Jurisdiction

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(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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Covert v. Missouri Dep't of Soc. Servs., Fam. Support Div., 513 S.W.3d 377 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017).
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Covert v. Missouri Dep't of Soc. Servs., Fam. Support Div., 513 S.W.3d 377 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). “867(f); see also Cal. Fam. Code § 5700.211 (a) (West 2016).”
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