40-5-151. Recognition of child support orders. (1) If a proceeding is brought under this part and one or more child support orders have been issued in this or another state with regard to an obligor and a child, a tribunal of this state shall apply the following rules in determining which order to recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction:
     (a) If only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal must be recognized.
     (b) If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and child and only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this part, the order of that tribunal must be recognized.
     (c) If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and child and more than one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this part, an order issued by a tribunal in the current home state of the child must be recognized. However, if an order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the order most recently issued must be recognized.
     (d) If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and child and none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this part, the tribunal of this state may issue a child support order, which must be recognized.
     (2) The tribunal that has issued an order recognized under subsection (1) is the tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

     History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 328, L. 1993.