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RCW 26.21A.510

Effect of registration for enforcement.

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Brett v. Martin (2019)

Most recently applied in Brett v. Martin (May 2019)

2015 c 214 s 31; 2002 c 198 s 603.

(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 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.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in 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: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.