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5 GCA § 35211

Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify SpousalSupport Order

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 5 — Government Operations
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(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 spousalsupport order. ---------ARTICLE 3 CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.