19-A §3312. Applicability
§3312. Applicability This subchapter applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this subchapter is inconsistent with a provision in subchapters 1 to 6, this subchapter controls. [PL 2009, c. 95, §83 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 95, […]
19-A §3201. Notice of registration of order
§3201. Notice of registration of order 1. Time and method of notice. 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 […]
19-A §3313. Relationship of the department to United States central authority
§3313. Relationship of the department to United States central authority The Department of Health and Human Services of this State is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention. [PL 2009, c. 95, §83 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL […]
19-A §3202. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order
§3202. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order 1. Timing and remedies. 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 3201. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any […]
19-A §3314. Initiation by department of support proceedings
§3314. Initiation by department of support proceedings 1. Duty of department. In a proceeding pursuant to this subchapter, the department shall: A. Transmit and receive applications; and [PL 2009, c. 95, §83 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).] B. Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a […]
19-A §3203. Contest of registration or enforcement
§3203. Contest of registration or enforcement 1. Defenses to contest validity or enforcement. A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: A. The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party; […]
19-A §3315. Direct request
§3315. Direct request 1. Establishment or modification of support or determination of parentage. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking the establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this State applies. [PL 2009, c. 95, §83 (NEW); PL 2009, c. […]
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 […]