Section 15-23.1-604. – Choice of law.
§ 15-23.1-604. Choice of law. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs: (1) the nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order; (2) the computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support […]
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 15-23.1-605. – Notice of registration of order.
§ 15-23.1-605. Notice of registration of order. (a) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or 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 information accompanying […]
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 15-23.1-606. – Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.
§ 15-23.1-606. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order. (a) A non-registering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by section 605. The non-registering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to […]
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 15-23.1-607. – Contest of registration or enforcement.
§ 15-23.1-607. Contest of registration or enforcement. (a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: (1) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party; (2) The order was obtained by […]
Section 15-23.1-401. – Establishment of support order.
§ 15-23.1-401. Establishment of support order. (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (1) The individual seeking the order resides outside this state; or (2) The support enforcement agency […]
Section 15-23.1-608. – Confirmed order.
§ 15-23.1-608. Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and a hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration. History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § […]
Section 15-23.1-402. – Proceeding to determine parentage.
§ 15-23.1-402. Proceeding to determine parentage. A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this act or a law or procedure substantially similar to this act. History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 3; […]