A tribunal of the District issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of the District has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. A tribunal of the District 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. A tribunal of the District that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order, may serve as: An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal-support order issued in the District; or A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal-support order.
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