A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under Sections 5700.601 through 5700.608 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.
Cal. Fam. Code § 5700.616
Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order
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
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.