Section 5700.616 Of Article 4. Registration And Modification Of Foreign Child-support Order From California Family Law Code >> Division 9. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 4.

. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under 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 at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.