W. Va. Code § 48-16-612: Recognition of order modified in another state.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
- ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT.
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:
(1) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;
(2) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
(3) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.
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