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in open court that the tribunal of this State may continue to
exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.

 
2.__Tribunal may not exercise continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction.__A tribunal of this State that has issued a child
support order consistent with the laws of this State may not
exercise its continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the
order if:

 
A.__All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a
record with the tribunal of this State that a tribunal of
another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the
parties who is an individual or that is located in the state
of residence of the child may modify the order and assume
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or

 
B.__The tribunal's order is not the controlling order.

 
3.__Recognition of jurisdiction of another state's tribunal.__
If a tribunal of another state that has issued a child support
order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a
law substantially similar to this chapter that modifies a child
support order of a tribunal of this State, tribunals of this
State shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of
the tribunal of the other state.

 
4.__Initiating tribunal to request modification.__A tribunal
of this State that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to
modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal
to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order
issued in that state.

 
5.__Temporary support order.__A temporary support order issued
ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does
not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing
tribunal.

 
§2966.__Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order

 
1.__Initiating tribunal to enforce.__A tribunal of this State
that has issued a child support order consistent with the laws of
this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a
tribunal of another state to enforce:

 
A.__The order if the order is the controlling order and has
not been modified by a tribunal of another state that
assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate
Family Support Act; or


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