130.2055 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over spousal-support order. [Effective until the date that the provisions of The Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other - Nevada Statutes

130.2055  Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over spousal-support order. [Effective on the date that the provisions of The Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance is ratified by the President and the United States deposits its instrument of ratification.]

      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.

      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.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 118; A 2009, 128, effective on the date that the provisions of The Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance is ratified by the President and the United States deposits its instrument of ratification)