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KRS 407.5603

Effect of registration for enforcement

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 407–407 (126 sections).

Effective: July 15, 2016 History: Amended 2016 Ky

(1) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.

(2) A registered support order issued in another state or foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 407.5101 to 407.5902 of this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.