88.6031 Effect of registration for enforcement. - Florida Statutes

88.6031 Effect of registration for enforcement.

   (1) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.

   (2) A registered order issued in another state is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

   (3) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

History. s. 6, ch. 96-189.