Art. 1306.3. 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 Chapter, a tribunal of this state shall
recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal
had jurisdiction.
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.