P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 542d
(a) A tribunal of Puerto Rico issuing a support order consistent with the law of Puerto Rico has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a child-support order:
(1) As long as Puerto Rico remains the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or
(2) until all of the parties who are individuals have filed written consents with the tribunal of Puerto Rico for a tribunal of another state to modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(b) A tribunal of Puerto Rico issuing a child-support order consistent with the law of Puerto Rico may not exercise its continuing jurisdiction to modify the order if the order has been modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter.
(c) If a child-support order of Puerto Rico is modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter, a tribunal of Puerto Rico loses its continuing, exclusive jurisdiction with regard to prospective enforcement of the order issued in Puerto Rico, and may only:
(1) Enforce the order that was modified as to amounts accruing before the modification;
(2) enforce nonmodifiable aspects of that order, and
(3) provide other appropriate relief for violations of that order which occurred before the effective date of the modification.
(d) A tribunal of Puerto Rico shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of a tribunal of another state which has issued a child-support order pursuant to this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter.
(e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
(f) A tribunal of Puerto Rico issuing a support order consistent with the law of Puerto Rico has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. A tribunal of Puerto Rico 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.
History —Dec. 20, 1997, No. 180, art. 2.205.