(1) A tribunal of this state that has
issued a child support order consistent with the law of this
state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction
to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling
order and:
(a) At the time of the filing of a request for modification
this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual
obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is
issued; or
(b) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor,
the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the
support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in
open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to
exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.
(2) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support
order consistent with the law of this state shall not exercise
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) Its order is not the controlling order.
(3) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child
support order pursuant to the uniform interstate family support
act or a law substantially similar to that act which 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) 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) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending
resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
[2002 c 198 § 205.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2002 c 198: See RCW 26.21A.900.