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§ 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.)

§ 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. […]