Chapter 576B
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
CHAPTER 576B
UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
576B-101 Short title
576B-102 Definitions
576B-103 State tribunal and support enforcement agency
576B-104 Remedies cumulative
576B-105 Application of chapter to resident of foreign
country and foreign support proceeding
ARTICLE 2. JURISDICTION
576B-201 Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident
576B-202 Duration of personal jurisdiction
576B-203 Initiating and responding tribunal of State
576B-204 Simultaneous proceedings
576B-205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child
support order
576B-206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support
order
576B-207 Determination of controlling child support order
576B-208 Child support orders for two or more obligees
576B-209 Credit for payments
576B-210 Application of chapter to nonresident subject to
personal jurisdiction
576B-211 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify
spousal support order
ARTICLE 3. CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
576B-301 Proceedings under this chapter
576B-302 Proceeding by minor parent
576B-303 Application of law of State
576B-304 Duties of initiating tribunal
576B-305 Duties and powers of responding tribunal
576B-306 Inappropriate tribunal
576B-307 Duties of support enforcement agency
576B-308 Duty of attorney general
576B-309 Private counsel
576B-310 Duties of child support enforcement agency as
state information agency
576B-311 Pleadings and accompanying documents
576B-312 Nondisclosure of information in exceptional
circumstances
576B-313 Costs and fees
576B-314 Limited immunity of petitioner
576B-315 Nonparentage as defense
576B-316 Special rules of evidence and procedure
576B-317 Communications between tribunals
576B-318 Assistance with discovery
576B-319 Receipt and disbursement of payments
ARTICLE 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER OR DETERMINATION
OF PARENTAGE
576B-401 Establishment of support order
576B-402 Proceeding to determine parentage
ARTICLE 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER
WITHOUT REGISTRATION
576B-501 Employer’s receipt of income withholding order of
another state
576B-502 Employer’s compliance with income withholding
order of another state
576B-503 Employer’s compliance with two or more income
withholding orders
576B-504 Immunity from civil liability
576B-505 Penalties for noncompliance
576B-506 Contest by obligor
576B-507 Administrative enforcement of orders
ARTICLE 6. REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND
MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER
Part I. Registration for Enforcement of Support Order
576B-601 Registration of order for enforcement
576B-602 Procedure to register order for enforcement
576B-603 Effect of registration for enforcement
576B-604 Choice of law
Part II. Contest of Validity or Enforcement
576B-605 Notice of registration of order
576B-606 Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of
registered support order
576B-607 Contest of registration or enforcement
576B-608 Confirmed order
Part III. Registration and Modification of
Child Support Order of Another State
576B-609 Procedure to register child support order of
another state for modification
576B-610 Effect of registration for modification
576B-611 Modification of child support order of another
state
576B-612 Recognition of order modified in another state
576B-613 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of
another state when individual parties reside in
this State
576B-614 Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
Part IV. Registration and Modification of Foreign
Child Support Order
576B-615 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of
foreign country
576B-616 Procedure to register child support order of
foreign country for modification
ARTICLE 7. SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION
576B-701 Definitions
576B-702 Applicability
576B-703 Relationship of support enforcement agency to
United States central authority
576B-704 Initiation by support enforcement agency of
support proceeding under Convention
576B-705 Direct request
576B-706 Registration of Convention support order
576B-707 Contest of registered Convention support order
576B-708 Recognition and enforcement of registered
Convention support order
576B-709 Partial enforcement
576B-710 Foreign support agreement
576B-711 Modification of Convention child support order
576B-712 Personal information; limit on use
576B-713 Record in original language; English translation
ARTICLE 8. INTERSTATE RENDITION
576B-801 Grounds for rendition
576B-802 Conditions of rendition
ARTICLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
576B-901 Uniformity of application and construction
576B-902 Transitional provision
Note
This chapter was extensively revised by L 2015, c 77, §1, which, among other things:
(1) Renumbered existing §§576B-101 to 576B-103 as §§576B-102 to 576B-104, respectively;
(2) Deleted the part I, II, and III headings in article 2; and
(3) Added a new part IV in article 6.