§ 445a. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country
(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 446j, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of the Virgin Islands may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the […]
§ 445b. Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification
A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the Convention may register that order in the Virgin Islands under sections 432 through 439 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a […]
§ 446. Definitions
In this article: (1) “Application” means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. (2) “Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in section 392(a)(5)(D) to perform the […]
§ 442. Modification of child support order of another state
(a) If section 444 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of the Virgin Islands may modify a child-support order issued in another state which is registered in the Virgin Islands, if after notice and hearing, the tribunal finds that: (1) the following requirements are met: (A) neither the child, nor the obligee who is […]
§ 443. Recognition of order modified in another state
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: (1) may enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification; […]
§ 439. Confirmed order
Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.
§ 440. Procedure to register child-support order of another state for modification
A party or a support enforcement agency seeking to modify or to enforce a child-support order issued in another state shall register that order in the Virgin Islands in the same manner provided in sections 432 through 439.
§ 441. Effect of registration for modification
A tribunal of the Virgin Islands may enforce a child-support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of the Virgin Islands, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of section 442 or 444 have […]
§ 434. Effect of registration for enforcement
(a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of the Virgin Islands. (b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the […]
§ 435. Choice of law
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs: (1) the nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order; (2) the computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order; and (3) the existence […]