§ 20-4-175 — Effect of registration for enforcement

(a) A support order or income withholding order issued in
another state or a foreign support order is registered when the
order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.
(b) A registered support order issued in another state or
a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is
subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal
of this state.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a tribunal
of this state shall recognize and enforce, but shall not modify,
a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had
jurisdiction.