Sec. 159.211.  CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO MODIFY SPOUSAL SUPPORT ORDER.  (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 spousal support order.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 15, eff. July 1, 2015.