Section 20-4-143 – Procedure When Exercising Jurisdiction Over Nonresident.
20-4-143. Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this act or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce […]
Section 20-4-144 – Initiating and Responding Tribunal of This State.
20-4-144. Initiating and responding tribunal of this state. Under this act, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
Section 20-3-103 – Ordering of Payments for Support in Lieu of Penalty; Violation of Order; Trial; Sentence; Forfeiture of Recognizance; Disposition of Sum Recovered.
20-3-103. Ordering of payments for support in lieu of penalty; violation of order; trial; sentence; forfeiture of recognizance; disposition of sum recovered. If the court finds at any time during the period of probation the defendant has violated the terms of the order, it may forthwith proceed with the trial of the defendant under the […]
Section 20-3-104 – Proving Marriage, Parenthood; Spouses as Witnesses; Disclosure of Confidential Communications; Desertion, Neglect or Refusal to Support.
20-3-104. Proving marriage, parenthood; spouses as witnesses; disclosure of confidential communications; desertion, neglect or refusal to support. No other or greater evidence is required to prove the marriage of a husband and wife or that the defendant is the father or mother of a child or children than is required to prove such facts in […]
Section 20-4-139 – Short Title.
20-4-139. Short title. This act may be cited as the “Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.”
Section 20-4-140 – Definitions.
20-4-140. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Child” means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual’s parent who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent; (ii) […]
Section 20-4-141 – Remedies Cumulative; Application of Act to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceeding.
20-4-141. Remedies cumulative; application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. (a) Remedies provided by this act are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) This act does not: (i) Provide the […]
Section 20-2-404 – Rights of Obligor.
20-2-404. Rights of obligor. (a) The obligor shall have twenty (20) days from the date of receipt of the national medical support notice within which to request a hearing. If the obligor does not request a hearing within twenty (20) days, the opportunity for a hearing may be deemed waived. (b) The request for hearing […]
Section 20-2-405 – Priorities of Payment.
20-2-405. Priorities of payment. (a) In IV-D cases in which an obligor is subject to income withholding for court ordered child support payments, health care coverage and any arrearages, and the amount of withholding allowed by law does not satisfy all withholding orders against the obligor, payment of current child support obligations shall be given […]
Section 20-2-406 – Definitions.
20-2-406. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Department” means the department of family services; (ii) “Employer” means any person who owes income to an obligor, including but not limited to, the United States government, a state government, any unit of local government and any school district; (iii) “IV-D agency” means the department of […]