Idaho Code § 7-1062

Current through Chapter 330 of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session
Section 7-1062 - INITIATION BY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE OF SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION
(1) In a support proceeding under sections 7-1059 through 7-1071, Idaho Code, the department of health and welfare shall:
(a) Transmit and receive applications; and
(b) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.
(2) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention:
(a) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;
(b) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;
(c) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;
(d) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under section 7-1066(2)(b), (d) or (i), Idaho Code;
(e) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and
(f) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
(3) The following support proceedings are available under the convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:
(a) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;
(b) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and
(c) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
(4) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the convention.

Idaho Code § 7-1062

[7-1062, added 2015, 1st E.S., ch. 1, sec. 50, p. 26.]
Added by 2015EX1 Session Laws, ch. 1,sec. 50, eff. 5/19/2015.
Former section 7-1062 was renumbered Section 7-1076 and amended by 2015EX1 Session Laws, ch. 1,sec. 64, eff. 5/19/2015.