Current through the 2024 legislative session
Section 20-4-210 - 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 shall be accompanied by:(i) A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and(ii) 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:(i) Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;(ii) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;(iii) 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 act in this state; or(iv) 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 shall be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.Added by Laws 2015 , ch. 75, § 1, eff. 3/2/2015.