Definitions for "UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT"
Law that allows an order of child support issued in one state to be enforced in another state.
Federal law, first enacted in 1950, which provides a mechanism for establishing, enforcing, and modifying support obligations in interstate cases. Has now been superseded by the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA).
A federal law passed in 1950 which provided the mechanism for establishing, enforcing and modifying support obligations in interstate cases. It has now been replaced by UIFSA, although some provisions remain in effect in some states.