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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

5 GCA § 35612: Recognition of Order Modified in Another State.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 5: Government Operations
  2. Division 3 - Legal and Consumer Affairs
  3. Chapter 35: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
  4. ARTICLE 6: REGISTRATION , ENFORCEMENT , AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER
  5. SUBARTICLE 3: REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD -SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE

If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state:

(a) may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;

(b) may provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and

(c) shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

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