§576B-105  Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.  (a)  A tribunal of this State shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7, to a support proceeding involving:

     (1)  A foreign support order;

     (2)  A foreign tribunal; or

     (3)  An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

     (b)  A tribunal of this State that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6.

     (c)  Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention.  In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, Article 7 controls. [L 2015, c 77, pt of §1]