769.603

769.603 Effect of registration for enforcement.

769.603(1)

(1) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.

769.603(2)

(2) A registered order issued in another state is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

769.603(3)

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.