{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.21a.150","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.21A.150","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 a 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 its own spousal support order.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.21A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.21A.150","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:42:38Z","sha256":"33e7ac43bfe22c3339f3a4416159e1f6531bee51b6eb9ce3fcc93f47c1309bbb","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.21a.146","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.21a.200"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}