Art. 1306.12. 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 which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support
Act, a tribunal of this state:
(1) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing
before the modification;
(2) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before
the effective date of the modification; and
(3) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the
purpose of enforcement.
Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997;
Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.