(1) 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.(2) 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.(3) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:
(a) an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or(b) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.
ยง 40-5-1018, MCA
Added by Laws 2015, Ch. 174,Sec. 3, eff. 7/1/2015.
