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PART II. REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

TITLE III. DOMESTIC RELATIONS

CHAPTER 209D. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

ARTICLE 6. ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER AFTER REGISTRATION

Part 1. Registration and Enforcement of Support Orders

Chapter 209D: Section 6-603. Effect of registration for enforcement

Section 6-603. Effect of registration for enforcement.

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

(b) A registered order issued in another state is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of the commonwealth.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a tribunal of the commonwealth shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.