{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-252k.211","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 252K.211","heading":"Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.","body":"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.\n2. 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.\n3. A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as any of the following:\na. An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state.\nb. A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","Article 2 - JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/252K.211.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"ba8e3566522d0df485a871410ca39a342a30379db77faadf5284babba8d16841","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-252k.210","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-252k.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}