§ 93-25-602. Procedure to register order for enforcement
Except as provided in Section 93-25-706, 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 tribunal in this state: A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement; Two (2) copies, including one (1) […]
§ 93-25-603. Effect of registration for enforcement
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. A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as […]
§ 93-25-604. Choice of law
Except as otherwiseprovided in subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or foreigncountry governs: The nature, extent,amount and duration of current payments under a registered supportorder; The computationand payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearagesunder the support order; and The existenceand satisfaction of other obligations under the support order. In a […]
§ 93-25-605. Notice of registration of order
When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order. The notice must inform the […]
§ 93-25-606. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by Section 93-25-605. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the […]
§ 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 […]
§ 93-25-315. Nonparentage as defense
A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this chapter.
§ 93-25-316. Special rules of evidence and procedure
The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child. An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated […]
§ 93-25-317. Communications between tribunals
A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish […]
§ 93-25-318. Assistance with discovery
A tribunal of this state may: Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and Upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.