{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2211","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2211","heading":"Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order","body":"(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. (c) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as: (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. Acts 2010, ch. 901, § 1.\n(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.\n(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.\n(c) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as: (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.\n(1) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or\n(2) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.","path":["TN Code","Title 36","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"34de11b2e13479c226ebc66b6033f5194aeaf67399fee6285ab6fa5f75548f78","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2210","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}