§ 10-342. Effect of registration for enforcement  


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  •    (a) Effect of filing. -- 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.

    (b) Enforceability. -- 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.

    (c) Modification prohibited. -- Except as otherwise provided in this article, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.


HISTORY: 1996, ch. 667, § 2; 1997, ch. 609, § 1.