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78B-14-307. Duties of support-enforcement agency.
(1) A support-enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to apetitioner in a proceeding under this chapter.
(2) A support-enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitionershall:
(a) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal in this state or another stateto obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;
(b) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;
(c) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information asto income and property of the parties;
(d) within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of awritten notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy ofthe notice to the petitioner;
(e) within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of awritten communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copyof the communication to the petitioner; and
(f) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
(3) A support-enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of achild-support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonableefforts:
(a) to ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or
(b) if two or more child-support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order hasnot been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunalhaving jurisdiction to do so.
(4) A support-enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcementof a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amountsstated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable officialor market exchange rate as publicly reported.
(5) A support-enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of thisstate to issue a child-support order and an income-withholding order that redirects payment ofcurrent support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support-enforcement agency ofanother state pursuant to Section 78B-14-319.
(6) This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or otherfiduciary relationship between a support-enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency andthe individual being assisted by the agency.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Utah > Title-78b > Chapter-14 > 78b-14-307

78B-14-307. Duties of support-enforcement agency.
(1) A support-enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to apetitioner in a proceeding under this chapter.
(2) A support-enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitionershall:
(a) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal in this state or another stateto obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;
(b) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;
(c) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information asto income and property of the parties;
(d) within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of awritten notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy ofthe notice to the petitioner;
(e) within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of awritten communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copyof the communication to the petitioner; and
(f) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
(3) A support-enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of achild-support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonableefforts:
(a) to ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or
(b) if two or more child-support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order hasnot been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunalhaving jurisdiction to do so.
(4) A support-enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcementof a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amountsstated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable officialor market exchange rate as publicly reported.
(5) A support-enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of thisstate to issue a child-support order and an income-withholding order that redirects payment ofcurrent support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support-enforcement agency ofanother state pursuant to Section 78B-14-319.
(6) This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or otherfiduciary relationship between a support-enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency andthe individual being assisted by the agency.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Utah > Title-78b > Chapter-14 > 78b-14-307

78B-14-307. Duties of support-enforcement agency.
(1) A support-enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to apetitioner in a proceeding under this chapter.
(2) A support-enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitionershall:
(a) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal in this state or another stateto obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;
(b) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;
(c) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information asto income and property of the parties;
(d) within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of awritten notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy ofthe notice to the petitioner;
(e) within 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of awritten communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copyof the communication to the petitioner; and
(f) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
(3) A support-enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of achild-support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonableefforts:
(a) to ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or
(b) if two or more child-support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order hasnot been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunalhaving jurisdiction to do so.
(4) A support-enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcementof a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amountsstated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable officialor market exchange rate as publicly reported.
(5) A support-enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of thisstate to issue a child-support order and an income-withholding order that redirects payment ofcurrent support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support-enforcement agency ofanother state pursuant to Section 78B-14-319.
(6) This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or otherfiduciary relationship between a support-enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency andthe individual being assisted by the agency.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session