Texas Family Code 159.612 – Recognition of Order Modified in Another State
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Terms Used In Texas Family Code 159.612
- 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.
If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state:
(1) may enforce the order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;
(2) may provide appropriate relief for violations of the order that occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
(3) shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, on registration, for the purpose of enforcement.