Section 454.976

Title XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 454

Effective - 01 Jul 1997, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  *454.976.  Recognition of a foreign tribunal's modification of this state's order, when. — A tribunal of this state shall recognize a modification of its earlier child support order by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to sections 454.850 to 454.997 or a law substantially similar to sections 454.850 to 454.997 and, upon request, except as otherwise provided in sections 454.850 to 454.997 shall:

  (1)  enforce the order that was modified only as to amounts accruing before the modification;

  (2)  enforce only nonmodifiable aspects of that order;

  (3)  provide other appropriate relief only for violations of that order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and

  (4)  recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

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(L. 1997 S.B. 361)

Effective 7-01-97

*Repealed L. 2011 H.B. 260, see § 454.849 for contingent effective date