Nevada Revised Statutes 130.2055 – Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over spousal-support order
1. A tribunal of this State issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this State has continuing and exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 130.2055
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
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 and exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.
3. A tribunal of this State that has continuing and 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.