{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-603","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-16-603","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 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.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-16-603/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:28Z","sha256":"44129ae7cc1ec684118a318a8808ee2901d22bf6732d5d9ed314f4380749477f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-602","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}