§ 1710. Foreign support agreement
§ 1710. Foreign support agreement (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, 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) […]
§ 1711. Modification of convention support order
§ 1711. Modification of convention support order (a) A tribunal of this State may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless: (1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this State, either expressly or by defending […]
§ 1712. Personal information; limitation on use
§ 1712. Personal information; limitation on use Personal information gathered or transmitted under this chapter may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
§ 1713. Record in original language; English translation
§ 1713. Record in original language; English translation A record filed with a tribunal of this State under this chapter must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
§ 1709. Partial enforcement
§ 1709. 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. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June […]
§ 1701. Definitions
§ 1701. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Application” means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. (2) “Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country to perform […]
§ 1702. Applicability
§ 1702. Applicability This chapter must apply only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this chapter is inconsistent with chapters 11 through 16 of this title, this chapter must control. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
§ 1703. Relationship of support enforcement agency to the U.S. central authority
§ 1703. Relationship of support enforcement agency to the U.S. central authority The support enforcement agency of this State is recognized as the agency designated by the U.S. central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
§ 1704. Initiation of proceeding by support enforcement agency
§ 1704. Initiation of proceeding by support enforcement agency (a) In a support proceeding under this chapter, the support enforcement agency of this State shall: (1) transmit and receive applications; and (2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State. (b) The following support proceedings are […]
§ 1705. Direct request
§ 1705. 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. […]