19-A §3151. Procedure to register order for enforcement
§3151. Procedure to register order for enforcement 1. Required documents and information. Except as otherwise provided in section 3316, a support order or an 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. A […]
19-A §3016. Special rules of evidence and procedure
§3016. Special rules of evidence and procedure 1. Physical presence not required. 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. [PL […]
19-A §3152. Effect of registration for enforcement
§3152. Effect of registration for enforcement 1. Registered when filed. 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. [PL 2009, c. 95, §63 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).] 2. Enforceability of […]
19-A §3017. Communications between tribunals
§3017. Communications between tribunals A tribunal of this State may communicate with a tribunal outside this State in a record, in an e-mail or by telephone 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 […]
19-A §3018. Assistance with discovery
§3018. Assistance with discovery A tribunal of this State may: [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 1. Request a tribunal outside this State. Request a tribunal outside this State to assist in obtaining discovery; and [PL 2009, c. 95, §53 (AMD); PL 2009, […]
19-A §3019. Receipt and disbursement of payments
§3019. Receipt and disbursement of payments 1. Disburse promptly. The department shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order as directed by the order. The department shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or foreign country a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts […]
19-A §3051. Petition to establish support order
§3051. Petition to establish support order 1. Responding tribunal may issue 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: A. The individual seeking the order resides outside this […]
19-A §3052. Proceeding to determine parentage
§3052. 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. [PL 2009, c. 95, §56 (NEW); PL 2009, […]
19-A §3101. Employer’s receipt of out-of-state income-withholding order
§3101. Employer’s receipt of out-of-state income-withholding order 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 obligor’s employer, described as a payor of income under chapter 65, subchapter 4, without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering […]
19-A §3101-A. Employer’s compliance with out-of-state income-withholding order
§3101-A. Employer’s compliance with out-of-state income-withholding order 1. Copy of order to obligor. Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. [PL 1997, c. 669, §21 (NEW).] 2. Recognition of out-of-state order. The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another […]