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Section 546-B:52 – Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification.

    546-B:52 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 […]

Section 546-B:52-a – Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country.

    546-B:52-a Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country. – I. Except as otherwise provided in 546-B:53-j, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind […]

Section 546-B:53 – Definitions.

    546-B:53 Definitions. – In this article: I. " Application " means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. II. " Central authority " means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign […]

Section 546-B:53-a – Applicability.

    546-B:53-a Applicability. – This article applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this article is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, this article controls. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

Section 546-B:42 – Choice of Law.

    546-B:42 Choice of Law. – I. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph IV, the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs: (a) The nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order; (b) The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the […]

Section 546-B:43 – Notice of Registration of Order.

    546-B:43 Notice of Registration of Order. – I. 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 documents and relevant […]