Section 546-B:35 – Immunity From Civil Liability.
546-B:35 Immunity From Civil Liability. – An employer who complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer’s withholding child support from the obligor’s income. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:36 – Penalties for Noncompliance.
546-B:36 Penalties for Noncompliance. – An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:37 – Contest by Obligor.
546-B:37 Contest by Obligor. – I. An obligor may contest the validity of enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in Article 6, or […]
Section 546-B:38 – Administrative Enforcement of Orders.
546-B:38 Administrative Enforcement of Orders. – I. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state. II. Upon receipt […]
Section 546-B:30 – Receipt and Disbursement of Payments.
546-B:30 Receipt and Disbursement of Payments. – I. A support enforcement agency or other tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a […]
Section 546-B:20 – Private Counsel.
546-B:20 Private Counsel. – An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:21 – Duties of State Information Agency.
546-B:21 Duties of State Information Agency. – I. The department of health and human services, division of child support services is the state information agency under this chapter. II. The state information agency shall: (a) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under this […]
Section 546-B:22 – Pleadings and Accompanying Documents.
546-B:22 Pleadings and Accompanying Documents. – I. In a proceeding under this chapter, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, or 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 546-B:23 – Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances.
546-B:23 Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances. – 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 […]
Section 546-B:24 – Costs and Fees.
546-B:24 Costs and Fees. – I. The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. II. 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 obligee […]