Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state

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A. If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

B. A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this Article shall apply the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, this Section, and the procedural and substantive laws of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 do not apply.

Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.


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