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19-A M.R.S. §3152: Effect of registration for enforcement
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
- PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
- CHAPTER 67: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
- SUBCHAPTER 6: REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER
- ARTICLE 1: REGISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER
1. Registered when filed. 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. Enforceability of registered order. 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. Recognition and enforcement of registered order; no modification. 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.
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