§ 580-202 Duration of personal jurisdiction

Once a New York court has the legal authority to make decisions about a support case (like child support or spousal support), that authority does not just disappear right away. The court keeps this power as long as it still has the right to change or enforce the support order under the state's other rules.

This means if New York set up the original support order and still has the main authority over it, the court can continue to handle the case even if time passes or circumstances change. The court only loses this power when the specific rules about changing or enforcing support orders say that authority has moved to another state or ended.

In simple terms, this rule protects the idea that once New York is properly in charge of a support case, it stays in charge unless the law specifically says otherwise. People involved in the case do not need to worry about the court randomly losing its authority over time.