People in Interest of S.C.
The section of Colorado statute which adopted the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) gives parties the right to testify by phone. The state of Missouri asked the state of Colorado to establish paternity with respect to the minor child. The father lived in Colorado. The mother had an outstanding warrant for her arrest in…
Read MoreGyger v. Clement (North Carolina 2018)
When registering an order sent from a foreign reciprocating country, notice of a pending hearing is properly sent to the agency that initiated the action. Switzerland requested that North Carolina register a support order. The trial court didn’t register the order. It found that the notice provided to the father of the initial hearing didn’t…
Read MoreHague Child Support Convention: Judicial Guide
Written specifically for judges, judicial officers, and other court officials, this Guide focuses on the 2008 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) provisions judges need to apply in Hague Child Support Convention cases. It contains information and procedures about matters common to all applications under the Hague Child Support Convention; recognition and enforcement of an…
Read MoreHeisinger v. Riley (Mississippi 2018)
A Mississippi court can modify the support provisions of a properly registered child support order. The mother registered an Iowa child support order in Mississippi. She then requested a modification, which the chancellor denied. The chancellor found that the mother had not showed the order met the requirements for a modification under Iowa law. The…
Read MoreChild Support Enforcement and the Hague Convention on Recovery of International Child Support
This report published by the Congressional Research Service provides an overview of the current Child Support Enforcement (CSE) system and a discussion of how international CSE cases are handled. It provides a summary of the 2007 Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (the Convention), which was…
Read MoreIn re Marriage of Lohman (Colorado 2015)
When enforcement of a judgment obtained in a foreign country is sought, the Colorado Court must determine if the foreign court had jurisdiction over the Colorado resident and also whether the exercise of jurisdiction is consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Read MoreIn re Marriage of Lohman (Colorado 2015)
When enforcement of a judgment obtained in a foreign country is sought, the Colorado Court must determine if the foreign court had jurisdiction over the Colorado resident and also whether the exercise of jurisdiction is consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Read MoreCain v. Jacox (Kansas 2015)
The doctrine of res judicata will not bar a claim for post judgment interest on a child support obligation when a parent was not a party in a prior proceeding or in privity with a party to a prior proceeding.
Read MoreHague Convention Treaty on Recovery of International Child Support and H.R. 1896
This document provides a discussion of the Hague Convention and how it will benefit U.S. children living abroad, as well as foreigners with children living in the United States. The Convention contains procedures for processing international child support cases that are intended to be uniform, simple, efficient, accessible, and cost-free.
Read MoreUnited States v. Morton (Federal, US Supreme Court, 1984)
An employer is not liable for complying with an income withholding order appearing to be valid on in face from a foreign state tribunal.
Read MoreGentzel v. Williams (Kansas 1998)
Provisions of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, the Interstate Income Withholding Act, and the Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act are applied to the facts of each case.
Read MoreIn re Marriage of Myers (Kansas 2002)
When both parties to a divorce and the subject child or children have moved out of Kansas, Kansas loses continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order.
Read MoreIn re Marriage of Metz (Kansas 2003)
Whether the district court has the authority under Uniform Interstate Family Support Act to modify its child support order involves whether it has subject matter jurisdiction, which is a question of law over which an appellate court has unlimited review.
Read MoreDia v. Oakley (Kansas 2009)
The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, known as UIFSA, allows support orders entered in other states and some foreign countries to be registered and enforced in Kansas.
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