93-25-103 - Recognition of order modified in another state. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 93-25-103. Recognition of order modified in another state.
 

If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter, a tribunal of this state: 
 

(a) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification; 

(b) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and 

(c) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1997, ch. 588, § 122; Laws, 2004, ch. 406, § 34, eff from and after July 1, 2004.