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B.__A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on
the order accrued before a determination that an order of
another state is the controlling order.

 
2.__Responding tribunal to enforce.__A tribunal of this State
having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a
responding tribunal to enforce the order.

 
§2967.__Determination of controlling child support orders

 
1.__Recognition of orders; one tribunal.__If a proceeding is
brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a
child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must
be so recognized.

 
2.__Recognition of orders; 2 or more tribunals.__If a
proceeding is brought under this chapter and 2 or more child
support orders have been issued by tribunals of this State or
another state with regard to the same obligor and same child, a
tribunal of this State having personal jurisdiction over both the
obligor and individual obligee shall apply the following rules
and by order shall determine which order controls.

 
A.__If only one of the tribunals has continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction under this chapter, the order of that tribunal
controls and must be so recognized.

 
B.__If more than one of the tribunals has continuing,
exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter:

 
(1)__An order issued by a tribunal in the current home
state of the child controls; or

 
(2)__If an order has not been issued in the current
home state of the child, the order most recently issued
controls.

 
C.__If none of the tribunals have continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction under this chapter, the tribunal of this State
shall issue a child support order, which controls.

 
3.__Request for order.__If 2 or more child support orders have
been issued for the same obligor and same child, upon request of
a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency, a
tribunal of this State having personal jurisdiction over both the
obligor and the obligee who is an individual shall determine
which order controls under subsection 2.__The request may be
filed with a registration for enforcement or registration


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