Section 1-105 – Application of This Chapter to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceedings
Section 1–105. Application of this chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. (a) A tribunal of the commonwealth shall apply Articles 1 to 6, inclusive, and, as applicable, Article 7, to a support proceeding involving: (1) a foreign support order; (2) a foreign tribunal; or (3) an obligee, obligor or child residing […]
Section 1-101 – Short Title
Section 1–101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Section 1-102 – Definitions
Section 1–102. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) ”Child”, an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual’s parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. (2) ”Child support […]
Section 1-103 – Tribunals and Support Enforcement Agency of the Commonwealth
Section 1–103. Tribunals and support enforcement agency of the commonwealth. (a) The probate and family court, the district court and the Boston municipal court departments of the trial court are the tribunals of the commonwealth. (b) The department of revenue is the support enforcement agency of the commonwealth.
Section 1-104 – Remedies Cumulative
Section 1–104. Remedies cumulative. (a) Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) This chapter does not: (1) provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the […]