Legal Definitions - UIFSA

Definition: UIFSA stands for Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. It is a law that helps enforce child support orders across state lines.

For example, if a parent lives in California and the other parent lives in New York, and there is a child support order in place, UIFSA helps ensure that the order is enforced even though the parents live in different states.

Another example is if a parent moves to a different state and stops paying child support, UIFSA allows the other parent to go to court in their new state to enforce the child support order.

These examples illustrate how UIFSA helps make sure that child support orders are enforced, even when the parents live in different states.