Section 454.1593 – Special rules of evidence and procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 454.1593. Special rules of evidence and procedure. — (a) 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. […]
Section 454.1596 – Communications between tribunals.
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 454.1596. Communications between tribunals. — A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status […]
Section 454.1554 – Application of law of state.
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 454.1554. Application of law of state. — Except as otherwise provided by sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, a responding tribunal of this state shall: (1) apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in […]
Section 454.1557 – Duties of initiating tribunal.
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 454.1557. Duties of initiating tribunal. — (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents: (1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or (2) if […]
Section 454.1560 – Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 454.1560. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. — (a) When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to subsection (b) of section 454.1548, it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where […]
Section 454.1563 – Inappropriate tribunal.
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 454.1563. Inappropriate tribunal. — If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent. ——– […]
Section 454.1566 – Duties of support enforcement agency.
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 454.1566. Duties of support enforcement agency. — (a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728. (b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner as appropriate shall: (1) […]
Section 454.1548 – Proceedings under act.
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 454.1548. Proceedings under act. — (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 454.1500 to 454.1728, this article, sections 454.1548 to 454.1602, applies to all proceedings under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728. (b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 by […]
Section 454.1551 – Proceeding by minor parent.
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 454.1551. 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. ——– (L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728