Child support - foreign & American court

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Old Aug 13th, 2009, 11:33 AM   #1
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Can an American court enforce a decision for child support which was reached by a foreign court? Is the American court duty bound to enforce it or is it merely optional? (Of course this assumes a duly filed petition was made to the proper American family court.)
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