### Question
How is the term modification defined?


### Answer
The term **modification** is defined in *28 U.S.C. § 1738B* as the following:

> a change in a child support order that affects the amount, scope, or duration of the order and modifies, replaces, supersedes, or otherwise is made subsequent to the child support order

#### Citation:
  - *28 U.S.C. § 1738B*
  - Heading: **PART V-PROCEDURE > CHAPTER 115-EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY**

