40-5-1082. Foreign support agreement. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (4), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.
(2) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:
(a) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and
(b) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.
(3) 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.
(4) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:
(a) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;
(b) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;
(c) 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 part in this state; or
(d) the record submitted under subsection (2) lacks authenticity or integrity.
(5) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
History: En. Sec. 15, 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