P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 1373
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(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 Puerto Rico.
(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 Puerto Rico.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a tribunal of Puerto Rico shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
History —July 2, 2015, No. 103, § 603.