Sec. 159.612. 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 that assumed jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state:
(1) may enforce the order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;
(2) may provide appropriate relief for violations of the order that occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
(3) shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, on registration, for the purpose of enforcement.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1247, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 51, eff. July 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 159 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Subchapter G. Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order
Part 3. Registration and Modification of Child Support Order of Another State
Section 159.609. Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification
Section 159.610. Effect of Registration for Modification
Section 159.611. Modification of Child Support Order of Another State
Section 159.612. Recognition of Order Modified in Another State