(a) Except as otherwiseprovided in this Chapter, this Article applies to all proceedings under thisChapter.
(b) This Chapterprovides for the following proceedings:
(1) Establishment of anorder for spousal support or child support pursuant to Article 4 of thisChapter;
(2) Enforcement of asupport order and income withholding order of another state withoutregistration pursuant to Article 5 of this Chapter;
(3) Registration of anorder for spousal support or child support of another state or enforcementpursuant to Article 6 of this Chapter;
(4) Modification of anorder for child support or spousal support issued by a tribunal of this Statepursuant to Article 2, Part 2 of this Chapter;
(5) Registration of anorder for child support of another state for modification pursuant to Article 6of this Chapter;
(6) Determination ofpaternity pursuant to Article 7 of this Chapter; and
(7) Assertion ofjurisdiction over nonresidents pursuant to Article 2, Part 1 of this Chapter.
(c) An individualpetitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorizedunder this Chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal forforwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparablepleading directly in a tribunal of another state which has or can obtainpersonal jurisdiction over the respondent. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c).)
(a) Except as otherwiseprovided in this Chapter, this Article applies to all proceedings under thisChapter.
(b) This Chapterprovides for the following proceedings:
(1) Establishment of anorder for spousal support or child support pursuant to Article 4 of thisChapter;
(2) Enforcement of asupport order and income withholding order of another state withoutregistration pursuant to Article 5 of this Chapter;
(3) Registration of anorder for spousal support or child support of another state or enforcementpursuant to Article 6 of this Chapter;
(4) Modification of anorder for child support or spousal support issued by a tribunal of this Statepursuant to Article 2, Part 2 of this Chapter;
(5) Registration of anorder for child support of another state for modification pursuant to Article 6of this Chapter;
(6) Determination ofpaternity pursuant to Article 7 of this Chapter; and
(7) Assertion ofjurisdiction over nonresidents pursuant to Article 2, Part 1 of this Chapter.
(c) An individualpetitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorizedunder this Chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal forforwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparablepleading directly in a tribunal of another state which has or can obtainpersonal jurisdiction over the respondent. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c).)
(a) Except as otherwiseprovided in this Chapter, this Article applies to all proceedings under thisChapter.
(b) This Chapterprovides for the following proceedings:
(1) Establishment of anorder for spousal support or child support pursuant to Article 4 of thisChapter;
(2) Enforcement of asupport order and income withholding order of another state withoutregistration pursuant to Article 5 of this Chapter;
(3) Registration of anorder for spousal support or child support of another state or enforcementpursuant to Article 6 of this Chapter;
(4) Modification of anorder for child support or spousal support issued by a tribunal of this Statepursuant to Article 2, Part 2 of this Chapter;
(5) Registration of anorder for child support of another state for modification pursuant to Article 6of this Chapter;
(6) Determination ofpaternity pursuant to Article 7 of this Chapter; and
(7) Assertion ofjurisdiction over nonresidents pursuant to Article 2, Part 1 of this Chapter.
(c) An individualpetitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorizedunder this Chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal forforwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparablepleading directly in a tribunal of another state which has or can obtainpersonal jurisdiction over the respondent. (1995, c. 538, s. 7(c).)
