23-36,704. Initiation by department for children and families of support proceeding under convention. (a) In a support proceeding under this part, the department for children and families of this state shall:
(1) Transmit and receive applications; and
(2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.
(b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention:
(1) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;
(2) enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;
(3) establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;
(4) establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-36,708(b)(2), (4) or (9), and amendments thereto;
(5) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and
(6) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
(c) The following support proceedings are available under the convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:
(1) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;
(2) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and
(3) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
(d) 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.
History: L. 2015, ch. 64, ยง 60; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 - Kansas Family Law Code-revised
Article 36 - Family Support Jurisdiction
23-3601 International reciprocity for enforcement of support orders.
23-36,103 State tribunal and support enforcement agency.
23-36,104 Remedies cumulative.
23-36,105 Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
23-36,201 Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
23-36,202 Duration of personal jurisdiction.
23-36,203 Initiating and responding tribunal of state.
23-36,204 Simultaneous proceedings.
23-36,205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order.
23-36,206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.
23-36,207 Determination of controlling child support order.
23-36,208 Child support orders for two or more obligees.
23-36,209 Credit for payments.
23-36,210 Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.
23-36,211 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.
23-36,301 Proceedings under act.
23-36,302 Action by minor parent.
23-36,303 Application of law of state.
23-36,304 Duties of initiating tribunal.
23-36,305 Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
23-36,306 Inappropriate tribunal.
23-36,307 Duties of support enforcement agency.
23-36,308 Duties of attorney general.
23-36,310 Duties of state information agency.
23-36,311 Pleadings and accompanying documents.
23-36,312 Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
23-36,314 Limited immunity of petitioner.
23-36,315 Nonparentage as defense.
23-36,316 Special rules of evidence and procedure.
23-36,317 Communications between tribunals.
23-36,318 Assistance with discovery.
23-36,319 Receipt and disbursement of payments.
23-36,401 Establishment of support order.
23-36,402 Proceeding to determine parentage.
23-36,501 Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state.
23-36,502 Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state.
23-36,503 Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders.
23-36,504 Immunity from civil liability.
23-36,505 Penalties for noncompliance.
23-36,507 Administrative enforcement of orders.
23-36,601 Registration of order for enforcement.
23-36,602 Procedure to register order for enforcement.
23-36,603 Effect of registration for enforcement.
23-36,605 Notice of registration of order.
23-36,606 Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.
23-36,607 Contest of registration or enforcement.
23-36,609 Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.
23-36,610 Effect of registration for modification.
23-36,611 Modification of child support order of another state.
23-36,612 Recognition of order modified in another state.
23-36,614 Notice to issuing tribunal of modification.
23-36,615 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
23-36,616 Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.
23-36,703 Relationship of department for children and families to United States central authority.
23-36,704 Initiation by department for children and families of support proceeding under convention.
23-36,706 Registration of convention support order.
23-36,707 Contest of registered convention support order.
23-36,708 Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order.
23-36,709 Partial enforcement.
23-36,710 Foreign support order.
23-36,711 Modification of convention child support order.
23-36,712 Personal information; limit on use.
23-36,713 Record in original language; English translation.
23-36,801 Grounds for rendition.
23-36,802 Conditions of rendition.
23-36,901 Uniformity of application and construction.