RCW 26.21A.510 Effect of registration for enforcement. (1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
[2015 c 214 § 31; 2002 c 198 § 603.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Conflict with federal requirements—Waiver—2015 c 214: See notes following RCW
26.21A.010.
Severability—2015 c 214: See note following RCW
26.21A.115.