California Family Code

§ 5700.603

FAM § 5700.603 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 6 · Art. 1

Statute text

(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 this part, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5. (SB 646) Effective January 1, 2016.