If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state:
I. May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 546-B:50

  • 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 different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

II. May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
III. Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.