{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-6-612","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209D, § 6-612","heading":"Recognition of order modified in another state","body":"Section 6–612. Recognition of order modified in another state. If a child support order issued by a tribunal of the commonwealth is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of the commonwealth:\n(1) may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;\n(2) may provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and\n(3) shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 209D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter209D/Section6-612","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:40Z","sha256":"67ca541a490cc2f76d0c0f84d5c54f5a77786b54ce7a24ec31d007cefee1bc57","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-6-611","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-209d-6-613"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}