CHAPTER 576B

UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

 

ARTICLE 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section

   576B-101 Short title

   576B-102 Definitions

   576B-103 State tribunal and support enforcement agency

   576B-104 Remedies cumulative

   576B-105 Application of chapter to resident of foreign

            country and foreign support proceeding

 

ARTICLE 2.  JURISDICTION

 

   576B-201 Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident

   576B-202 Duration of personal jurisdiction

   576B-203 Initiating and responding tribunal of State

   576B-204 Simultaneous proceedings

   576B-205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child

            support order

   576B-206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support

            order

   576B-207 Determination of controlling child support order

   576B-208 Child support orders for two or more obligees

   576B-209 Credit for payments

   576B-210 Application of chapter to nonresident subject to

            personal jurisdiction

   576B-211 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify

            spousal support order

 

ARTICLE 3.  CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

 

   576B-301 Proceedings under this chapter

   576B-302 Proceeding by minor parent

   576B-303 Application of law of State

   576B-304 Duties of initiating tribunal

   576B-305 Duties and powers of responding tribunal

   576B-306 Inappropriate tribunal

   576B-307 Duties of support enforcement agency

   576B-308 Duty of attorney general

   576B-309 Private counsel

   576B-310 Duties of child support enforcement agency as

            state information agency

   576B-311 Pleadings and accompanying documents

   576B-312 Nondisclosure of information in exceptional

            circumstances

   576B-313 Costs and fees

   576B-314 Limited immunity of petitioner

   576B-315 Nonparentage as defense

   576B-316 Special rules of evidence and procedure

   576B-317 Communications between tribunals

   576B-318 Assistance with discovery

   576B-319 Receipt and disbursement of payments

 

ARTICLE 4.  ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER OR DETERMINATION

OF PARENTAGE

 

   576B-401 Establishment of support order

   576B-402 Proceeding to determine parentage

 

ARTICLE 5.  ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER

WITHOUT REGISTRATION

 

   576B-501 Employer's receipt of income withholding order of

            another state

   576B-502 Employer's compliance with income withholding

            order of another state

   576B-503 Employer's compliance with two or more income

            withholding orders

   576B-504 Immunity from civil liability

   576B-505 Penalties for noncompliance

   576B-506 Contest by obligor

   576B-507 Administrative enforcement of orders

 

ARTICLE 6.  REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND

MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER

 

          Part I.  Registration for Enforcement of Support Order

   576B-601 Registration of order for enforcement

   576B-602 Procedure to register order for enforcement

   576B-603 Effect of registration for enforcement

   576B-604 Choice of law

 

          Part II.  Contest of Validity or Enforcement

   576B-605 Notice of registration of order

   576B-606 Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of

            registered support order

   576B-607 Contest of registration or enforcement

   576B-608 Confirmed order

 

          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

   576B-610 Effect of registration for modification

   576B-611 Modification of child support order of another

            state

   576B-612 Recognition of order modified in another state

   576B-613 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of

            another state when individual parties reside in

            this State

   576B-614 Notice to issuing tribunal of modification

 

          Part IV.  Registration and Modification of Foreign

                    Child Support Order

   576B-615 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of

            foreign country

   576B-616 Procedure to register child support order of

            foreign country for modification

 

ARTICLE 7.  SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION

 

   576B-701 Definitions

   576B-702 Applicability

   576B-703 Relationship of support enforcement agency to

            United States central authority

   576B-704 Initiation by support enforcement agency of

            support proceeding under Convention

   576B-705 Direct request

   576B-706 Registration of Convention support order

   576B-707 Contest of registered Convention support order

   576B-708 Recognition and enforcement of registered

            Convention support order

   576B-709 Partial enforcement

   576B-710 Foreign support agreement

   576B-711 Modification of Convention child support order

   576B-712 Personal information; limit on use

   576B-713 Record in original language; English translation

 

ARTICLE 8.  INTERSTATE RENDITION

 

   576B-801 Grounds for rendition

   576B-802 Conditions of rendition

 

ARTICLE 9.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

   576B-901 Uniformity of application and construction

   576B-902 Transitional provision

 

Note

 

  This chapter was extensively revised by L 2015, c 77, §1, which, among other things:

(1)  Renumbered existing §§576B-101 to 576B-103 as §§576B-102 to 576B-104, respectively;

(2)  Deleted the part I, II, and III headings in article 2; and

(3)  Added a new part IV in article 6.