Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order

HRS §576B-206, under Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

HRS §576B-206

§576B-206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. (a) 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:

(1) The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or

(2) A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.

(b) A tribunal of this State having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order. [L 1997, c 295, pt of §1; am L 2015, c 77, pt of §1]