Section 42-748.10 - Foreign support agreement(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.(b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:(1) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and(2) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.(c) 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.(d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:(1) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;(2) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;(3) 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 the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act in this state; or(4) the record submitted under subsection (b) of this section lacks authenticity or integrity.(e) 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.Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 42-748.10
Added by Laws 2015, LB 415,§ 57, eff. 4/30/2015.