§ 1706. Registration of convention support order
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a party who is an individual or a support
enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register
the order in this State as provided in chapter 16 of this title.
(b) Notwithstanding section 1311 and subsection 1602(a) of this title, a request for registration of a Convention support order must be accompanied by:
(1) a complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the support order
drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by
the Hague Conference on Private International Law;
(2) a record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country;
(3) if the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the
issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had
proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent
had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge
or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal;
(4) a record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was calculated;
(5) a record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support,
if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations; and
(6) if necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal
assistance in the issuing country.
(c) A request for registration of a Convention support order may seek recognition and
partial enforcement of the order.
(d) A tribunal of this State may vacate the registration of a Convention support order
without the filing of a contest under section 1707 of this title only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement
of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
(e) The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating
the registration of a Convention support order. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)