General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
TITLE III. DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
CHAPTER 209D. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT |
ARTICLE 6. REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER. |
SECTION 6-616. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification
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Section 6–616. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in the commonwealth under sections 6–601 to 6–608, inclusive, if the order has not been registered. A petition or comparable pleading for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or at another time. The petition or pleading must specify the grounds for modification.