{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-769.211","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 769.211","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 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 any of the following:\n(a) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state.\n(b) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.","path":["Chs. 765-770, The Family","Chapter 769 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","SUBCHAPTER II JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/769.211","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:38Z","sha256":"2f58486af9f5088c6d4d7f9b2489ca5482bd006745bbb4c1497a93dbad6ff95c","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-769.210","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-769.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}