§ 9-17-505. Penalties for noncompliance
An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
§ 9-17-614. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child-support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order, and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier order has been registered. A party who obtains […]
§ 9-17-506. Contest by obligor
(a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income- withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in Article 6, or otherwise contesting the order in […]
§ 9-17-615. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9-17-711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent […]
§ 9-17-507. Administrative enforcement of orders
(a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state. (b) Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, […]
§ 9-17-616. 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 this state under §§ 9-17-601 through 9-17-608 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request […]
§ 9-17-601. Registration of order for enforcement
A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.
§ 9-17-701. 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 § 9-17-102(5)(D) to perform the […]
§ 9-17-602. Procedure to register order for enforcement
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9-17-706, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending the following records to the appropriate circuit court in this state: (1) a letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement; (2) two […]
§ 9-17-603. 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 this state. (b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same […]