§ 26.21A.510. 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.
[2002 c 198 § 603.]
Notes:
Effective date -- 2002 c 198: See RCW 26.21A.900.
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