Lundahl

Gerald Lundahl contends the trial court erred in denying his petition to vacate registration of several Utah spousal support orders in favor of his former wife, Ruth Telford. Lundahl argues the five Utah orders, issued between 1991 and 1999, are void for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the parties’ 1977 dissolution of marriage in California invested California with exclusive jurisdiction over spousal support. We disagree and affirm. In doing so, we revisit well-established provisions of the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (RURESA) permitting concurrent support orders in different jurisdictions for differing amounts. We consider whether RURESA’s replacement, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), codified at Family Code section 4900 et seq., establishes a mechanism for settling upon a single order as controlling among multiple spousal support orders, as opposed to child support orders. Under UIFSA’s express terms, we conclude there is no provision for a single controlling spousal support order.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Lundahl and Telford were married in Utah in 1952. They later moved to Los Angeles. After 25 years…