CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Spousal Support
......Modification
.........Jurisdiction to Modify
7 Cards On This Topic:
  • Court retains continuing jurisdiction to modify spousal support awards, even if paying spouse leaves state.
  • Cal. has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over support orders entered in this state and may not modify out-of-state orders if that state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over order under law of that state.
  • Cal. court may request court of another state to enforce or modify its orders or may respond to requests of other states to enforce or modify a Cal. order. Cal. ct. may not modify another state’s s/s order.
  • Cal. court precluded by statute from modifying Florida s/s order where under its law it had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the order.
  • Court retains continuing jurisdiction to modify spousal support awards, even if paying spouse leaves state.
  • Foreign support order may be terminated in Cal. provided it was modifiable where rendered.
  • Jurisdiction of states to modify each other’s spousal support orders.