§ 15603. Effect of Registration for Enforcement
TITLE 8: FAMILY LAW AND PROBATE DIVISION 1: DOMESTICS RELATIONS § 15603. 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 this Act, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction. Source: PL 20-22 § 6 (Oct. 6, 2017).
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission