Application of Act to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this Act, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to 8 CMC § 15316, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to 8 CMC § 15317, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to 8 CMC § 15318. In all other respects, Articles 3 through 6 do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state. Source: PL 20-22 § 6 (Oct. 6, 2017), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed “Section” to “8 CMC §” pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(g).
A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child-support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child-support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country. Source: PL 20-22 § 6 (Oct. 6, 2017).