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 its uniform interstate family support act, a tribunal of this state:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3115.612

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Child-support order: means a support order for a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state or foreign country. See Ohio Code 3115.102
  • 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: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. See Ohio Code 3115.102
  • Tribunal: means a court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage of a child. See Ohio Code 3115.102

(A) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;

(B) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order that occurred before the effective date of the modification;

(C) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

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