(a) 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:

(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 another state is the controlling order. (b) A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.

(Source: P.A. 93-479, eff. 1-1-04, operative 7-1-04.)

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