GroundRules
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-23.1-603: Effect of registration for enforcement.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15 Domestic Relations
- Chapter 23.1 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
- Article 6 Registration, Enforcement and Modification of Support Order
- Part 1 Registration and Enforcement of Support Order
(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 article, 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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