Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order

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40-5-1013. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. (1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:

(a) the order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or

(b) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.

(2) A tribunal of this state having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.

History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 328, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-150, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1013 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.


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