FCA § 580-211

Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order

§ 580-211. Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order. (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.

(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.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/580-211

In plain English

(a) A NY tribunal that issued a spousal-support order has CEJ to modify it for the entire life of the obligation. ★
(b) NY may not modify another state's/country's spousal-support order where that place has CEJ. ★ (Unlike child support, spousal-support modification jurisdiction stays permanently with the issuing state.)
(c) NY may act as initiating (to enforce elsewhere) or responding (to enforce/modify its own) tribunal.

# Part 3 — Civil Provisions of General Application

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.