In this article: (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 described in § 9-17-102(5)(D) to perform the […]
This article applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this article is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, this article controls.
The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance Administration of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention.
(a) In a support proceeding under this article, the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration 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 […]
(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. In the proceeding, §§ […]
(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 §§ 9-17-311 and 9-17-602(a), a request for registration of a Convention support order must be […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, §§ 9-17-605 through 9-17-608 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 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided 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 Convention support order: (1) recognition and enforcement of the order […]
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.
(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 of the foreign support agreement; […]
(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 on the merits of the case without […]
Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.
A record filed with a tribunal of this state under this article must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation.
