Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 7-1068 - FOREIGN SUPPORT AGREEMENT(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.(2) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:(a) A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and(b) A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.(3) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.(4) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:(a) Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;(b) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;(c) The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state; or(d) The record submitted under subsection (2) of this section lacks authenticity or integrity.(5) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.[7-1068, added 2015, 1st E.S., ch. 1, sec. 56, p. 30.]Added by 2015EX1 Session Laws, ch. 1,sec. 56, eff. 5/19/2015.