RSA 546-B:53-i · Foreign Support Agreement

546-B:53-i Foreign Support Agreement. –

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I.

Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs III and IV, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.

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II.

An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:

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(a)

A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and

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(b)

A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.

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III.

A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.

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IV.

In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:

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(a)

Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;

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(b)

The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;

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(c)

The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state; or

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(d)

The record submitted under paragraph II lacks authenticity or integrity.

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V.

A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

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