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Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
19-A §2801. Short title - §2801. Short title This chapter may be known and cited...
19-A §2802. Definitions - §2802. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
19-A §2802-A. State tribunal and support enforcement agency - §2802-A. State tribunal and support enforcement agency 1. State tribunals....
19-A §2803. Remedies cumulative - §2803. Remedies cumulative 1. Remedies cumulative. Remedies provided by this...
19-A §2804. Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding - §2804. Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and...
Subchapter 2: JURISDICTION
Article 1: EXTENDED PERSONAL JURISDICTION
19-A §2851. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident (REPEALED) - §2851. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
19-A §2852. Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident (REPEALED) - §2852. Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
Article 2: PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING 2 OR MORE STATES
19-A §2901. Initiating and responding tribunal of this State (REPEALED) - §2901. Initiating and responding tribunal of this State (REPEALED) SECTION...
19-A §2902. Simultaneous proceedings in another state (REPEALED) - §2902. Simultaneous proceedings in another state (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
19-A §2903. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction (REPEALED) - §2903. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c....
19-A §2904. Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdiction (REPEALED) - §2904. Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having...
Article 3: RECONCILIATIONS OF MULTIPLE ORDERS
19-A §2951. Recognition of controlling child support orders (REPEALED) - §2951. Recognition of controlling child support orders (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
19-A §2952. Multiple child support orders for 2 or more obligees (REPEALED) - §2952. Multiple child support orders for 2 or more obligees...
19-A §2953. Credit for payments (REPEALED) - §2953. Credit for payments (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c....
Subchapter 2-A: JURISDICTION
19-A §2961. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident - §2961. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident 1. Exercise of jurisdiction....
19-A §2962. Duration of personal jurisdiction - §2962. Duration of personal jurisdiction Personal jurisdiction acquired by a...
19-A §2963. Initiating and responding tribunal of this State - §2963. Initiating and responding tribunal of this State Under this...
19-A §2964. Simultaneous proceedings - §2964. Simultaneous proceedings 1. Exercise of jurisdiction when filed in...
19-A §2965. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order - §2965. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order 1....
19-A §2966. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order - §2966. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order 1. Initiating...
19-A §2967. Determination of controlling child support orders - §2967. Determination of controlling child support orders 1. Recognition of...
19-A §2968. Child support orders for 2 or more obligees - §2968. Child support orders for 2 or more obligees In...
19-A §2969. Credit for payments - §2969. Credit for payments A tribunal of this State shall...
19-A §2970. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction - §2970. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction...
19-A §2971. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order - §2971. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order 1....
Subchapter 3: CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
19-A §3001. Proceedings under this chapter - §3001. Proceedings under this chapter 1. Application of subchapter. Except...
19-A §3002. Proceeding by minor parent - §3002. Proceeding by minor parent A minor parent or a...
19-A §3003. Application of law of this State - §3003. Application of law of this State Except as otherwise...
19-A §3004. Duties of initiating tribunal (REPEALED) - §3004. Duties of initiating tribunal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995,...
19-A §3004-A. Duties of initiating tribunal - §3004-A. Duties of initiating tribunal 1. Forward petition and accompanying...
19-A §3005. Duties and powers of responding tribunal - §3005. Duties and powers of responding tribunal 1. Duties of...
19-A §3006. Inappropriate tribunal - §3006. Inappropriate tribunal If a petition or comparable pleading is...
19-A §3007. Duties of the department as the support enforcement agency - §3007. Duties of the department as the support enforcement agency...
19-A §3008. Duty of Attorney General (REPEALED) - §3008. Duty of Attorney General (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995,...
19-A §3008-A. Duty of commissioner - §3008-A. Duty of commissioner If the commissioner determines that the...
19-A §3009. Private attorney - §3009. Private attorney An individual may employ a private attorney...
19-A §3010. Duties of the department as the state information agency (REPEALED) - §3010. Duties of the department as the state information agency...
19-A §3010-A. Duties of the department as the state information agency - §3010-A. Duties of the department as the state information agency...
19-A §3011. Pleadings and accompanying documents - §3011. Pleadings and accompanying documents 1. Petition; contents. In a...
19-A §3012. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances - §3012. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances If a party...
19-A §3013. Costs and fees - §3013. Costs and fees 1. No fees or costs by...
19-A §3014. Limited immunity of petitioner - §3014. Limited immunity of petitioner 1. Personal jurisdiction in another...
19-A §3015. Nonparentage as defense - §3015. Nonparentage as defense A party whose parentage of a...
19-A §3016. Special rules of evidence and procedure - §3016. Special rules of evidence and procedure 1. Physical presence...
19-A §3017. Communications between tribunals - §3017. Communications between tribunals A tribunal of this State may...
19-A §3018. Assistance with discovery - §3018. Assistance with discovery A tribunal of this State may:...
19-A §3019. Receipt and disbursement of payments - §3019. Receipt and disbursement of payments 1. Disburse promptly. The...
Subchapter 4: ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER OR DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE
19-A §3051. Petition to establish support order - §3051. Petition to establish support order 1. Responding tribunal may...
19-A §3052. Proceeding to determine parentage - §3052. Proceeding to determine parentage A tribunal of this State...
Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER WITHOUT REGISTRATION
19-A §3101. Employer's receipt of out-of-state income-withholding order - §3101. Employer's receipt of out-of-state income-withholding order An income-withholding order...
19-A §3101-A. Employer's compliance with out-of-state income-withholding order - §3101-A. Employer's compliance with out-of-state income-withholding order 1. Copy of...
19-A §3101-B. Employer's compliance with 2 or more income-withholding orders - §3101-B. Employer's compliance with 2 or more income-withholding orders If...
19-A §3101-C. Immunity from civil liability - §3101-C. Immunity from civil liability An employer that complies with...
19-A §3101-D. Penalties for noncompliance - §3101-D. Penalties for noncompliance An employer that willfully fails to...
19-A §3101-E. Option to appoint department as payment agent (REPEALED) - §3101-E. Option to appoint department as payment agent (REPEALED) SECTION...
19-A §3101-F. Contest by obligor - §3101-F. Contest by obligor 1. Contesting the validity or enforcement...
19-A §3102. Administrative enforcement of orders - §3102. Administrative enforcement of orders 1. Documents to state information...
Subchapter 6: REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER
Article 1: REGISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER
19-A §3150. Registration of order for enforcement - §3150. Registration of order for enforcement A support order or...
19-A §3151. Procedure to register order for enforcement - §3151. Procedure to register order for enforcement 1. Required documents...
19-A §3152. Effect of registration for enforcement - §3152. Effect of registration for enforcement 1. Registered when filed....
19-A §3153. Choice of law - §3153. Choice of law 1. Current payments, other obligations and...
Article 2: CONTEST OF VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT
19-A §3201. Notice of registration of order - §3201. Notice of registration of order 1. Time and method...
19-A §3202. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order - §3202. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order...
19-A §3203. Contest of registration or enforcement - §3203. Contest of registration or enforcement 1. Defenses to contest...
19-A §3204. Confirmed order - §3204. Confirmed order Confirmation of a registered support order, whether...
Article 3: REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE
19-A §3251. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification - §3251. Procedure to register child support order of another state...
19-A §3252. Effect of registration for modification - §3252. Effect of registration for modification A tribunal of this...
19-A §3253. Modification of child support order of another state - §3253. Modification of child support order of another state 1....
19-A §3254. Recognition of order modified in another state - §3254. Recognition of order modified in another state If a...
19-A §3255. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in State - §3255. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state...
19-A §3256. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification - §3256. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification Within 30 days...
19-A §3257. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country or political subdivision (REPEALED) - §3257. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country...
Article 4: REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF FOREIGN CHILD SUPPORT ORDER
19-A §3261. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country - §3261. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country...
19-A §3262. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification - §3262. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country...
Subchapter 7: DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE
19-A §3301. Proceeding to determine parentage (REPEALED) - §3301. Proceeding to determine parentage (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995,...
Subchapter 7-A: SUPPORT PROCEEDINGS SUBJECT TO CONVENTION
19-A §3311. Definitions - §3311. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...
19-A §3312. Applicability - §3312. Applicability This subchapter applies only to a support proceeding...
19-A §3313. Relationship of the department to United States central authority - §3313. Relationship of the department to United States central authority...
19-A §3314. Initiation by department of support proceedings - §3314. Initiation by department of support proceedings 1. Duty of...
19-A §3315. Direct request - §3315. Direct request 1. Establishment or modification of support or...
19-A §3316. Registration of Convention support order - §3316. Registration of Convention support order 1. General requirement. Except...
19-A §3317. Contest of registered Convention support order - §3317. Contest of registered Convention support order 1. General requirements....
19-A §3318. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order - §3318. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order 1....
19-A §3319. Partial enforcement - §3319. Partial enforcement If a tribunal of this State does...
19-A §3320. Foreign support agreement - §3320. Foreign support agreement 1. Recognition. Except as provided in...
19-A §3321. Modification of child support order subject to Convention - §3321. Modification of child support order subject to Convention 1....
19-A §3322. Personal information; limit on use - §3322. Personal information; limit on use Personal information gathered or...
19-A §3323. Record in original language; English translation - §3323. Record in original language; English translation A record filed...
Subchapter 8: INTERSTATE RENDITION
19-A §3351. Grounds for rendition - §3351. Grounds for rendition 1. Governor. For purposes of this...
19-A §3352. Conditions of rendition - §3352. Conditions of rendition 1. Proceedings for support as prerequisite....
Subchapter 9: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
19-A §3401. Uniformity of application and construction - §3401. Uniformity of application and construction In applying and construing...