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Section 6-608 – Confirmed Order

Section 6–608. Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.

Section 7-709 – Partial Enforcement

Section 7–709. Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of the commonwealth 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.

Section 6-614 – Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification

Section 6–614. 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 […]

Section 7-711 – Modification of Convention Child Support Order

Section 7–711. Modification of Convention child support order. (a) A tribunal of the commonwealth 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: (1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of the commonwealth, either expressly or […]

Section 3-302 – Proceeding by Minor Parent

Section 3–302. Proceeding by minor parent. A minor parent or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor’s child.

Section 3-301 – Proceedings Under This Chapter

Section 3–301. Proceedings under this chapter. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter. (b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or […]

Section 3-309 – Private Counsel

Section 3–309. Private counsel. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter.