Colorado § 14-5-706 Registration of Convention support order

Colorado Statutes

§ 14-5-706 — Registration of Convention support order

Colorado·Title 14 Domestic·Art. Uniform Interstate Family

(a)Except as otherwise provided in this part 7, a party who is an individual or that is a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in part 6 of this article.

(b)Notwithstanding sections 14-5-311 and 14-5-602 (a), 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 countr

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(a) Except as
otherwise provided in this part 7, a party who is an individual or that is a support
enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall
register the order in this state as provided in part 6 of this article.

(b) Notwithstanding sections 14-5-311 and 14-5-602 (a), 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 14-5-707 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.

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