Title 19-A, Title 19-A

1. Modification of child support order of another state. If section 3255 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this State may modify a child support order issued in another state that has been registered in this State if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal finds that: A…

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: [PL 2015, c. 186, §8 (AMD).] 1. Enforce amounts accruing before modifi…

1. Jurisdiction to modify. 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 enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register tha…

Within 30 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 kno…

1. Assumption of jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in section 3321, 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 a…

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 as provided in sections 3150 to 3204 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification m…

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2009, c. 95, §83 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).] 1. Application. "Application" means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf o…

This subchapter applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this subchapter is inconsistent with a provision in subchapters 1 to 6, this subchapter controls.

The Department of Health and Human Services of this State is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention.

1. Duty of department. In a proceeding pursuant to this subchapter, the department shall: A. Transmit and receive applications; and [PL 2009, c. 95, §83 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).] B. Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a trib…

1. Establishment or modification of support or determination of parentage. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking the establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this State applies. 2. Recognitio…

1. General requirement. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, 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 subchapter 6. 2. Additional requirements. …

1. General requirements. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, sections 3201 to 3204 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. 2. Additional requirements. A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30…

1. Recognition and enforcement. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order. 2. Exceptions. The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this State may refuse recogni…

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.

1. Recognition. Except as provided in subsections 3 and 4, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this State. 2. Requirements. An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement m…

1. Obligee resident of the foreign country. 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: A. The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of thi…

Personal information gathered or transmitted under this subchapter 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 subchapter must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation.

1. Governor. For purposes of this chapter, "governor" includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter. 2. Powers of Governor. The Governor may: A. Demand that the governor of another state surrender an indi…

1. Proceedings for support as prerequisite. Before making 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 may require a prosecutor of this State to demonst…

In applying and construing this Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.