Section 252K.702 – Applicability.
252K.702 Applicability. This article applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this article is inconsistent with articles 1 through 6, this article controls. 2015 Acts, ch 110, §58
Section 252K.703 – Relationship of child support recovery unit to United States central authority.
252K.703 Relationship of child support recovery unit to United States central authority. The child support recovery unit of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the convention. 2015 Acts, ch 110, §59
Section 252K.704 – Initiation by child support recovery unit of support proceeding under convention.
252K.704 Initiation by child support recovery unit of support proceeding under convention. 1. In a support proceeding under this article, the child support recovery unit of this state shall: a. Transmit and receive applications. b. Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state. 2. The following […]
Section 252K.705 – Direct request.
252K.705 Direct request. 1. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies. 2. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In […]
Section 252K.706 – Registration of convention support order.
252K.706 Registration of convention support order. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in article 6. 2. Notwithstanding section 252K.311 and section 252K.602, subsection 1, a request […]
Section 252K.707 – Contest of registered convention support order.
252K.707 Contest of registered convention support order. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, sections 252K.605 through 252K.608 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order. 2. A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not later than thirty days after notice of the registration, but if the […]
Section 252K.708 – Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order.
252K.708 Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order. 2. The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered convention […]
Section 252K.709 – Partial enforcement.
252K.709 Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a convention support order. 2015 Acts, ch 110, §65 Referred to in §252K.705
Section 252K.710 – Foreign support agreement.
252K.710 Foreign support agreement. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state. 2. An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by: a. A complete text of […]
Section 252K.711 – Modification of convention child support order.
252K.711 Modification of convention child support order. 1. A tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless any of the following applies: a. The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this […]