Section 93-25-211 – Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi

(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.

Miss. Code ยง 93-25-211

Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 367, SB 2301, 1, eff. 7/1/2015.