{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-211","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-16-211","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.\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:\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":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-16-211/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:28Z","sha256":"4b19c9b281fee434d27337fc717056f8843bb11f0f8ea9e64b9ee79026633988","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-210","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}