Title VI, HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)

1. 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 . 2. Notwithstanding section 252K.311 and section 252K.…

1. Except as otherwise provided in this article , sections 252K.605 through 252K.608 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order. 2. A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not later than thirty days after notice of the regist…

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 , a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order. 2. The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered con…

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. 2015 Acts, ch 110,…

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4 , a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state. 2. An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompani…

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

Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. 2015 Acts, ch 110, §68 Referred to in §252K.705

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. 2015 Acts, ch 110, §69 Referred to in §252K.705

1. 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 . 2. The governor of this state may: a. Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found i…

1. 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 to demonstrate that at least sixty …

In applying and construing this uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to the subject matter among states that enact it. 97 Acts, ch 175, §178 ; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §72

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or application of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions…

1. This chapter takes effect July 1, 2015. 2. A tribunal of this state shall apply this chapter beginning July 1, 2015, with the following conditions: a. Matters pending on July 1, 2015, shall be governed by this chapter . b. Pleadings and accompanying documents on pending matter…