Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order

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  • (a) A tribunal of the Virgin Islands that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of the Virgin Islands may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:

    • (1) 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

    • (2) 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.

  • (b) A tribunal of the Virgin Islands having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.


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