§2961. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident 1. Exercise of jurisdiction. 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: A. The individual is personally served with […]
§2962. Duration of personal jurisdiction Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this State in a proceeding under this chapter 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 […]
§2963. Initiating and responding tribunal of this State Under this chapter, 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 foreign country. [PL 2009, c. 95, §26 (AMD); PL 2009, c. […]
§2964. Simultaneous proceedings 1. Exercise of jurisdiction when filed in another state. A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order when the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: A. The petition or […]
§2965. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order 1. Tribunal has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. A tribunal of this State that has issued a support order consistent with the laws of this State has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and: […]
§2966. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order 1. Initiating tribunal to enforce. A tribunal of this State that has issued a child support order consistent with the laws of this State may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: A. The order if the order is […]
§2967. Determination of controlling child support orders 1. Recognition of orders; one tribunal. If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be so recognized. [PL 2003, c. 436, §10 (NEW).] 2. Recognition of orders; 2 or […]
§2968. Child support orders for 2 or more obligees In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2 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 […]
§2969. Credit for payments 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 or another state or a […]
§2970. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter or under other laws of this State relating to a support order or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State pursuant to section […]
§2971. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order 1. Tribunal of this State; continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. 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. [PL 2003, c. […]
