- If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of the Virgin Islands is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of the Virgin Islands:
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(1) may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;
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(2) may provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
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(3) shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.
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