Tennessee Code 36-5-2601 – Registration of order for enforcement
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-5-2601
- Foreign support order: means a support order of a foreign tribunal. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
- Income-withholding order: means an order or other legal process directed to an obligor's employer or other debtor, as provided for in part 5 of this chapter, to withhold support from the income of the obligor. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
- Support order: means a judgment, decree, order, decision, or directive, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued in a state or foreign country for the benefit of a child, a spouse, or a former spouse, which provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, retroactive support, or reimbursement for financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place of child support. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.