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Cal. Fam. Code § 5700.612

Registration and Modification of Child-Support Order of Another State

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 5700.101 to 5700.905 (79 sections).

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5

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 arrears 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.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.