Title 31, Family

§576B-607 Contest of registration or enforcement. (a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: (b) If a party presents evidence establishing …

§576B-608 Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration. [L 1997, c 295, pt of §1; a…

PART III. REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE §576B-609 Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued i…

§576B-610 Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of this State may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this State, but the registered order may be …

§576B-611 Modification of child support order of another state. (a) If section 576B-613 does not apply, upon 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 hearing, the tribunal find…

§576B-612 Recognition of order modified in another state. 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:

§576B-613 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this State. (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this State and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this State has jurisdiction to …

§576B-614 Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. 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 …

PART IV. REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF FOREIGN CHILD SUPPORT ORDER §576B-615 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 576B-711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child …

§576B-616 Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification. 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 under sections …

ARTICLE 7. SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION §576B-701 Definitions. As used in this article unless the context otherwise requires: "Application" means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistan…

§576B-702 Applicability. 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. [L 2015, c 77, pt of §1]

§576B-703 Relationship of support enforcement agency to United States central authority. The support enforcement agency of this State is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention. [L 2015, c 77, p…

§576B-704 Initiation by support enforcement agency of support proceeding under Convention. (a) In a support proceeding under this article, the support enforcement agency of this State shall: (b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention: (…

§576B-705 Direct request. (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…

§576B-706 Registration of Convention support order. (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…

§576B-707 Contest of registered Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, sections 576B-605 through 576B-608 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. (b) A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a co…

§576B-708 Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order. (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 …

§576B-709 Partial enforcement. 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 su…

§576B-710 Foreign support agreement. (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 f…

§576B-711 Modification of Convention child support order. (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: (b) If a tribunal of this State does not modi…

§576B-712 Personal information; limit on use. Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. [L 2015, c 77, pt of §1]

§576B-713 Record in original language; English translation. A record filed with a tribunal of this State under this article shall be in the original language and, if not in English, shall be accompanied by an English translation. [L 2015, c 77, pt of §1]

ARTICLE 8. INTERSTATE RENDITION §576B-801 Grounds for rendition. (a) For purposes of this article, "governor" includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter. (b) The governor of this State may: (c) A provi…

§576B-802 Conditions of rendition. (a) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this State with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this State may require a prosecutor of this State…

ARTICLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS §576B-901 Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. [L 1997,…

§576B-902 Transitional provision. This chapter applies to proceedings begun on or after the effective date of this chapter to establish a support order or determine parentage of a child or to register, recognize, enforce, or modify a prior support order, determination, or agreeme…