The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 15B : Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996)
Chapter 013 : Civil Provisions of General Application
(Cite as: 15B V.S.A. § 1304)-
§ 1304. Duties of initiating tribunal
(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this title, an initiating tribunal of this State or the Office of Child Support shall forward one copy of the petition and its accompanying documents:
(1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or
(2) 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.
(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this State or the Office of Child Support 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 or the Office of Child Support shall specify the amount of support sought to convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
