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19-A §3317. Contest of registered Convention support order

§3317. Contest of registered Convention support order 1.  General requirements.  Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, sections 3201 to 3204 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order.   [PL 2009, c. 95, §83 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).] 2.  Additional requirements.  A party contesting a registered Convention support order […]

19-A §3252. Effect of registration for modification

§3252. Effect of registration for modification A tribunal of this State 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 this State, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of […]

19-A §3253. Modification of child support order of another state

§3253. Modification of child support order of another state 1.  Modification of child support order of another state.  If section 3255 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this State may modify a child support order issued in another state that has been registered in this State if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal […]

19-A §3254. Recognition of order modified in another state

§3254. Recognition of order modified in another state If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this State is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this State:   [PL 2015, c. 186, §8 (AMD).] 1.  Enforce amounts accruing […]

19-A §3256. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification

§3256. 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 […]

19-A §3261. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country

§3261. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country 1.  Assumption of jurisdiction.  Except as otherwise provided in section 3321, 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 […]