§ 20-4-196 — Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order

Wyoming § 20-4-196

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 20: Domestic Relations
• Ch. 4: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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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:
(i) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of
another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in
this state; or
(ii) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its
own spousal support order.