Section 546-B:29 – Assistance With Discovery.
546-B:29 Assistance With Discovery. – A tribunal of this state may: I. Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery. II. Upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
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:11-a – Application of This Chapter to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction.
546-B:11-a Application of This Chapter to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction. – A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant […]
Section 546-B:11-b – Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal Support Order.
546-B:11-b Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal Support Order. – I. 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. II. A tribunal of this state may not modify […]
Section 546-B:12 – Proceedings Under This Chapter.
546-B:12 Proceedings Under This Chapter. – I. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter. II. 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 […]
Section 546-B:13 – Proceeding by Minor Parent.
546-B:13 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. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Section 546-B:14 – Application of Law of This State.
546-B:14 Application of Law of This State. – Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a responding tribunal of this state shall: I. 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 those proceedings; and II. Determine […]