P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 545b

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§ 545b. 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 Puerto Rico.

(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 Puerto Rico.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a tribunal of Puerto Rico shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

History —Dec. 20, 1997, No. 180, art. 6.603.