Section 6–609. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in the commonwealth in the same manner provided in sections 6–601 to 6–608, inclusive, if the order has not been registered. A petition or comparable pleading for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Title III - Domestic Relations
Chapter 209d - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Article 6 - Registration, Enforcement and Modification of Support Order.
Section 6-616 - Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification
Section 6-615 - Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country
Section 6-614 - Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification
Section 6-612 - Recognition of Order Modified in Another State
Section 6-611 - Modification of Child Support Order of Another State
Section 6-609 - Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification
Section 6-610 - Effect of Registration for Modification
Section 6-607 - Contest of Registration or Enforcement
Section 6-606 - Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Support Order
Section 6-605 - Notice of Registration of Order
Section 6-603 - Effect of Registration for Enforcement
Section 6-602 - Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement