Section 552.2308 – Support Enforcement Agency; Neglect or Refusal to Provide Services.
552.2308 Support enforcement agency; neglect or refusal to provide services. Sec. 308. (1) If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this act or may provide those services directly to the […]
Section 552.2309 – Employment of Private Counsel.
552.2309 Employment of private counsel. Sec. 309. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this act. History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Section 552.2310 – Office of Child Support as State Information Agency; Duties.
552.2310 Office of child support as state information agency; duties. Sec. 310. (1) The office of child support is the state information agency under this act. (2) The state information agency shall do the following: (a) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state that have jurisdiction under this […]
Section 552.2311 – Petition; Contents; Form.
552.2311 Petition; contents; form. Sec. 311. (1) In a proceeding under this act, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under section 312, […]
Section 552.2312 – Disclosure of Certain Information.
552.2312 Disclosure of certain information. Sec. 312. If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the […]
Section 552.2313 – Fees, Costs, or Expenses.
552.2313 Fees, costs, or expenses. Sec. 313. (1) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. (2) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney’s fees, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the […]
Section 552.2314 – Jurisdiction Over Petitioner in Another Jurisdiction.
552.2314 Jurisdiction over petitioner in another jurisdiction. Sec. 314. (1) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this act before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding. (2) A petitioner is not […]
Section 552.2315 – Nonparentage as Defense.
552.2315 Nonparentage as defense. Sec. 315. A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or according to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this act. History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Section 552.2211 – Spousal-Support Order; Modification.
552.2211 Spousal-support order; modification. Sec. 211. (1) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. (2) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal-support order issued by a tribunal […]
Section 552.2301 – Applicability of Article to Proceedings; Initiation; Petition.
552.2301 Applicability of article to proceedings; initiation; petition. Sec. 301. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, this article applies to all proceedings under this act. (2) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this act by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to […]