Procedure to Register Child-Support Order of Another State for Modification

Procedure to Register Child-Support Order of Another State for Modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child-support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in 8 CMC §§ 15601–15608 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification. Source: PL 20-22 § 6 (Oct. 6, 2017), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed “Sections 15601 through 15608” to “8 CMC §§ 15601–15608” pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).