Title 25, Marital and Domestic Relations

A. If section 25-1313 does not apply, on petition, a tribunal of this state may modify a child support order issued in another state that is registered in this state if, after notice and a hearing, it finds that any of the following is true: 1. The following requirements are met:…

If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the uniform interstate family support act, a tribunal of this state: 1. May enforce the order that was modified only as to arrears and inte…

A. If all of the individual parties reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order. B. A tribunal of this state…

Within thirty days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order and in each tribunal in which the party …

A. Except as provided in section 25-1341, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to …

A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the convention may register that order in this state in the same manner as provided in sections 25-1301, 25-1302, 25-1303, 25-1304, 25-1305, 25-1306, 25-1307…

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 f…

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, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this chapter, this article controls.

The department of economic security 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 department of economic security shall do both of the following: 1. Transmit and receive applications. 2. Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state. B. The followin…

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 suppor…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a party who is an individual or that is a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in article 6 of this chapter. B. Notwithstanding section 25-1…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, sections 25-1305, 25-1306, 25-1307 and 25-1308 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 thirty days after the date …

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, 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 registere…

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 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 acco…

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 either of the following applies: 1. The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, …

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.

A. The governor of this state may: 1. Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee. 2. On the demand of the governor of another state,…

A. Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual, the governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that at least sixty days previously the obligee had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to this chapter or…