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possible in the proceedings without the necessity of personally | | appearing in the forum State. The same considerations account | | for authorizing inter-tribunal communications as per Section | | 317. Finally, the two-state discovery procedures of Section 318 | | are made applicable in a one-state proceeding when a foreign | | tribunal can assist in that process. In all other situations, | | the ordinary substantive and procedural law of the forum State | | applies to a one-state proceeding. In sum, the parties and the | | tribunal in a one-state case may utilize those two-state | | procedures that contribute to economy, efficiency, and fair | | play. |
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| | | Finally, the 2001 amendment recognizes and extends the | | operation of these evidentiary and discovery provisions to a | | case involving a foreign support order recognized on the basis | | of comity. |
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| | | §2971.__Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal |
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| | | 1.__Tribunal of this State; continuing, exclusive | | jurisdiction.__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. |
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| | | 2.__Spousal support issued by another state.__A tribunal of | | this State may not modify a spousal support order issued by a | | tribunal of another state having continuing, exclusive | | jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state. |
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| | | 3. Tribunal of this State; initiating or responding | | tribunal.__A tribunal of this State that has continuing, | | exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve | | as: |
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| | | A.__An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of | | another state to enforce the spousal support order issued | | in this State; or |
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| | | B.__A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own | | spousal support order. |
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| | | (This is Section 211 of the Uniform Act.) |
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| | | This is not new language; a 2001 amendment moved former | | Section 205(f) to this stand-alone section. Complimentary | | provisions with regard to other aspects of CEJ over a spousal | | support order are also moved. An order for spousal support is | | treated differently than an order for child support. The | | issuing tribunal retains continuing, exclusive jurisdiction | | over an order of spousal |
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