Section 5700.609 Of Article 3. Registration And Modification Of Child-support Order Of Another State From California Family Law Code >> Division 9. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 3.

. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child-support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in Sections 5700.601 through 5700.608 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.