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Section 93-25-612 – Recognition of order modified in another state

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Mississippi

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:

(1) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrearages and interest accruing before the modification;
(2) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which 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.

Miss. Code ยง 93-25-612

Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 367, SB 2301, 1, eff. 7/1/2015.