Arkansas § 9-17-105 Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding

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§ 9-17-105 — Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding

Arkansas § 9-17-105

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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-17-105 (2026).

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(a)A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7 to a support proceeding involving:

(1)a foreign support order;

(2)a foreign tribunal; or (3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b)A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6.

(c)Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, Article 7 controls.

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(a) A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7 to a support proceeding involving: (1) a foreign support order; (2) a foreign tribunal; or (3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country. (b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6. (c) Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, Article 7 controls.