{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-454.1638","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1638","heading":"Effect of registration for enforcement.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(c) Except as otherwise provided in sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.","path":["Title XXX - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=454.1638","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"6ac9e519f3090397239c9fbeb28f7e3308b5abb262fea8f72bcf35c8228d6779","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-454.1635","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-454.1641"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}