§ 93-25-401. Establishment of support order
If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: The individual seeking the order resides outside this state; or The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this state. Identified […]
§ 93-25-402. Proceeding to determine parentage
A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter.
§ 93-25-501. Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another state
An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency to the person defined as the obligor’s employer under Sections 93-11-101 through 93-11-119 without first filing a complaint or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this state.
§ 93-25-502. Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state
Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this state. Except as otherwise provided in subsection […]
§ 93-25-503. Employer’s compliance with two or more income-withholding orders of another state
If an obligor’s employer receives two (2) or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld […]
§ 93-25-305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal
When a responding tribunal of this state receives a complaint or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to Section 93-25-301(b), it shall cause the complaint or pleading to be filed and shall notify the complainant where and when it was filed. A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent not prohibited […]
§ 93-25-306. Inappropriate tribunal
If a complaint or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the complainant where and when the pleading was sent.
§ 93-25-307. Duties of support enforcement agency
In a proceeding under this chapter, a support enforcement agency of this state, upon request: Shall provide services to a complainant residing in a state; Shall provide services to a complainant requesting services through a central authority of a foreign country as described in Section 93-25-102(5) (A) or (D); and May provide services to a […]
§ 93-25-308. Duty of the Executive Director of the Department of Human Services
If the Executive Director of the Department of Human Services determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the executive director may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual. The Executive Director of the Department […]
§ 93-25-309. Private counsel
An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter.