{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-81-8-211","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 81-8-211","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.\n(2) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.\n(3) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:\n(a) an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or\n(b) a responding tribunal to enforce or modify the tribunal's own spousal support order.","path":["Title 81 Utah Domestic Relations Code","Chapter 81-8 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Part 81-8-2 Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter8/81-8-S211.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"a2ab9f0649bb8cce51059fd8c3b7ff5efed8b44f75d2e343724aef4cce9f7b0e","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-81-8-210","next":"us-ut/utah-code-81-8-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}