Title 23, DOMESTIC RELATIONS

(a) General rule.--A petitioner may file a direct request seeking: (1) Establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the determination of parentage of a child under the law of this State applies. (2) Recognition and …

(a) Registration required.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, 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 Chapter 76 (relating to registration, enf…

(a) Applicability.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, sections 7605 (relating to notice of registration of order), 7606 (relating to procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order), 7607 (relating to contest of registration or enforcement) an…

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order. (b) Refusal of recognition or enforcement.--The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this State …

If a tribunal of this State does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in the order's entirety, the tribunal shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a convention support order. …

(a) Recognition and enforcement.--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) Documentation required.--An application or direct request for recognition and …

(a) General rule.--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 one of the following occurs: (1) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of…

Personal information gathered or transmitted under this chapter may be used only for the purposes for which the information was gathered or transmitted. Cross References. Section 77A12 is referred to in section 77A05 of this title.

A record filed with a tribunal of this State under this part must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation. Cross References. Section 77A13 is referred to in section 77A05 of this title.