(1) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.
(2) A registered support order issued in another state or foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 407.5603

  • Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) Except as otherwise provided in KRS § 407.5101 to KRS § 407.5902 of this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
Effective: July 15, 2016
History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 12, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended
2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 42, effective June 24, 2015. — Contingent effective date repealed 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 20, effective March 23, 1998. — Created 1996
Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 48, effective upon contingency.

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