RSA 546-B:53-c · Initiation by Department of Health and Human Services of Support Proceeding Under Convention

546-B:53-c Initiation by Department of Health and Human Services of Support Proceeding Under Convention. –

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I.

In a support proceeding under this article, the department of health and human services of this state shall:

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(a)

Transmit and receive applications; and

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(b)

Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.

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II.

The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention:

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(a)

Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;

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(b)

Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;

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(c)

Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;

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(d)

Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under RSA 546-B:53-g, II (b), (d), or (i);

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(e)

Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and

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(f)

Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

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III.

The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:

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(a)

Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;

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(b)

Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and

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(c)

Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

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IV.

A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

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