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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1638

Effect of registration for enforcement

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 454–454 (177 sections).

Effective: 28 Aug 2011; (L. 2011 H.B. 260)

(a) 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.

(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a 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.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, 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: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.