40-5-1024. Duties of initiating tribunal. (1) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this part, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents:
(a) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or
(b) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state, with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.
(2) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this state shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 237, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2601-54; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 328, L. 1993; Sec. 40-5-115, MCA 1991; redes. 40-5-161 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 127, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 183, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 352, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 174, L. 2015; Sec. 40-5-161, MCA 2013; redes. 40-5-1024 by Sec. 71, Ch. 174, L. 2015.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 5. Enforcement of Support
Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
40-5-1003. State tribunals and support enforcement agency
40-5-1004. Remedies cumulative
40-5-1005. Application of part to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding
40-5-1006. and 40-5-1007 reserved
40-5-1008. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident
40-5-1009. Duration of personal jurisdiction
40-5-1010. Initiating and responding tribunal of state
40-5-1011. Simultaneous proceedings
40-5-1012. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order
40-5-1013. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order
40-5-1014. Determination of controlling child support order
40-5-1015. Child support orders for two or more obligees
40-5-1016. Credit for payments
40-5-1017. Application of part to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction
40-5-1018. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order
40-5-1019. and 40-5-1020 reserved
40-5-1021. Proceedings under this part
40-5-1022. Proceeding by minor parent
40-5-1023. Application of law of this state
40-5-1024. Duties of initiating tribunal
40-5-1025. Duties and powers of responding tribunal
40-5-1026. Inappropriate tribunal
40-5-1027. Duties of support enforcement agency
40-5-1028. Duty of attorney general
40-5-1030. Duties of state information agency
40-5-1031. Pleadings and accompanying documents
40-5-1032. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
40-5-1034. Limited immunity of petitioner
40-5-1035. Nonparentage as defense
40-5-1036. Special rules of evidence and procedure
40-5-1037. Communications between tribunals
40-5-1038. Assistance with discovery
40-5-1039. Receipt and disbursement of payments
40-5-1040. and 40-5-1041 reserved
40-5-1042. Establishment of support order
40-5-1043. Proceeding to determine parentage
40-5-1044. and 40-5-1045 reserved
40-5-1046. Employer receipt of income-withholding orders of another state
40-5-1047. Employer compliance with income-withholding orders of another state
40-5-1048. Employer compliance with two or more income-withholding orders
40-5-1049. Immunity from civil liability
40-5-1050. Penalties for noncompliance
40-5-1052. Administrative enforcement of orders
40-5-1053. and 40-5-1054 reserved
40-5-1055. Registration of order for enforcement
40-5-1056. Procedure to register order for enforcement
40-5-1057. Effect of registration for enforcement
40-5-1059. Notice of registration of order
40-5-1060. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
40-5-1061. Contest of registration or enforcement
40-5-1063. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification
40-5-1064. Effect of registration for modification
40-5-1065. Modification of child support order of another state
40-5-1066. Recognition of order modified in another state
40-5-1068. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
40-5-1069. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country
40-5-1070. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification
40-5-1071. and 40-5-1072 reserved
40-5-1078. Registration of convention support order
40-5-1079. Contest of registered convention support order
40-5-1080. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order
40-5-1081. Partial enforcement
40-5-1082. Foreign support agreement
40-5-1083. Modification of convention child support order
40-5-1084. Personal information -- limit on use
40-5-1085. Record in original language -- English translation
40-5-1086. and 40-5-1087 reserved
40-5-1088. Grounds for rendition
40-5-1089. Conditions of rendition