Section 15-23.1-317. – Communications between tribunals.
§ 15-23.1-317. Communications between tribunals. A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state or political subdivision 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 of a […]
Section 15-23.1-318. – Assistance with discovery.
§ 15-23.1-318. Assistance with discovery. A tribunal of this state may: (1) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and (2) Upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state. History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § […]
Section 15-23.1-319. – Receipt and disbursement of payments.
§ 15-23.1-319. Receipt and disbursement of payments. (a) A support enforcement agency or 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 foreign country a certified statement by […]
Section 15-23.1-313. – Costs and fees.
§ 15-23.1-313. Costs and fees. (a) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. (b) 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 and […]
Section 15-23.1-314. – Limited immunity of petitioner.
§ 15-23.1-314. Limited immunity of petitioner. (a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter 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. (b) A petitioner is not amenable to service […]
Section 15-23.1-315. – Non-parentage as defense.
§ 15-23.1-315. Non-parentage as defense. A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead non-parentage as a defense to a proceeding under this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15.
Section 15-23.1-316. – Special rules of evidence and procedure.
§ 15-23.1-316. 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. (b) An affidavit, a document […]
Section 15-23.1-301. – Proceedings under this chapter.
§ 15-23.1-301. Proceedings under this chapter. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter. (b) 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, or […]
Section 15-23.1-302. – Proceeding by minor parent.
§ 15-23.1-302. 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. History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2.
Section 15-23.1-303. – Application of law of this state.
§ 15-23.1-303. Application of law of this state. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, 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 those proceedings; and (2) Determine the […]