CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Enforcement
......Sister State Money Judgments Act
.........Types of Orders Enforceable
............Support Orders/Arrearages
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Sister State Judgments do not include support orders.

SSMJA judgment cannot be collaterally attacked in RURESA action; to be safe, attorneys should file both RURESA and SSMJA actions.

Judgment for accrued child support arrearages properly enforceable under RURESA, not SSMJA.

Action for accrued support arrearages should have been brought under RURESA rather than SSMJA.

Sister state judgment for support arrearages may be enforced using SSMJA.