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§ 14-5-201. Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident

In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual’s guardian or conservator if: The individual is personally served with a summons within this state; The individual submits to the jurisdiction of […]

§ 14-5-202. Duration of Personal Jurisdiction

Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this article 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 its order as provided by sections 14-5-205, […]

§ 14-5-203. Initiating and Responding Tribunals of This State

Under this article, 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. Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1585, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2015: Entire […]

§ 14-5-204. Simultaneous Proceedings

A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other […]

§ 14-5-205. Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order

A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and: At the time of the filing of a request for modification, this state is the […]

§ 14-5-206. Continuing Jurisdiction to Enforce Child Support Order

A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that […]

§ 14-5-207. Determination of Controlling Child Support Order

If a proceeding is brought under this article and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized. If a proceeding is brought under this article, and two or more child support orders have been issued by tribunals of this state, another state, or a […]

§ 14-5-208. Child Support Orders for Two or More Obligees

In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce […]

§ 14-5-209. Credit for Payment

A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country. Source: L. 93: […]

§ 14-5-210. Application of Article to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction

A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this article, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to section 14-5-316, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to section […]

§ 14-5-211. Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal-Support Order

A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal-support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having […]