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2009 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS
ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT.
§48-16-603 Effect of registration for enforcement.
§48-16-603. Effect of registration for enforcement.(a) A support order or income withholding order issued in another state is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.
(b) A registered order issued in another state 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 article, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
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