Section 454.1638 Effect of registration for enforcement.

MO Rev Stat § 454.1638 (2019) (N/A)
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Effective 28 Aug 2011

454.1638. Effect of registration for enforcement. — (a) A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.

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

(c) Except as otherwise provided in sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

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(L. 2011 H.B. 260)

Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728