Section 15-23.1-703. – Relationship of the state of Rhode Island office of child support services.
§ 15-23.1-703. Relationship of the state of Rhode Island office of child support services. The department of human services — office of child support services of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the convention. History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 3; […]
Section 15-23.1-704. – Initiation by the Rhode Island department of human services — Office of child support services.
§ 15-23.1-704. Initiation by the Rhode Island department of human services — Office of child support services. (a) In a support proceeding under this chapter, the department of human services — office of child support services of this state shall: (1) Transmit and receive applications; and (2) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding […]
Section 15-23.1-705. – Direct request.
§ 15-23.1-705. Direct request. (a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies. (b) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. […]
Section 15-23.1-706. – Registration of convention support order.
§ 15-23.1-706. Registration of convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in article 6. (b) Notwithstanding § 15-23.1-311 and subsection 15-23.1-602(a), a request for […]
Section 15-23.1-707. – Contest of registered convention support order.
§ 15-23.1-707. Contest of registered convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, sections 605 through 608 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order. (b) A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not later than thirty (30) days after notice of the registration, but […]
Section 15-23.1-708. – Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order.
§ 15-23.1-708. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provide in subsection (b), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order. (b) The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered […]
Section 15-23.1-609. – Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.
§ 15-23.1-609. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in §§ 15-23.1-601 — 15-23.1-608, if the order […]
Section 15-23.1-709. – Partial enforcement.
§ 15-23.1-709. Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a Convention support order. History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 3; […]
Section 15-23.1-610. – Effect of registration for modification.
§ 15-23.1-610. Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements […]
Section 15-23.1-710. – Foreign support agreement.
§ 15-23.1-710. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state. (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by: (1) A complete text […]