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Section 40-5-1066 – Recognition of order modified in another state

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Montana

If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state:

(1) may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;
(2) may provide appropriate relief for violations of its order that occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
(3) shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

ยง 40-5-1066, MCA

Renumbered from 40-5-195 by Laws 2015, Ch. 174,Sec. 71, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by Laws 2015, Ch. 174,Sec. 65, eff. 7/1/2015.
En. Sec. 47, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 552, L. 1997.