§ 31-18.5-7-10 — Foreign support agreement

Indiana § 31-18.5-7-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 18.5: FAMILY LAW: UNIFORM INTERSTATE
• Ch. 7: Support Proceeding Under Convention

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in
subsections (c) and (d), an Indiana tribunal shall recognize and enforce
a foreign support agreement registered in Indiana.
(b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement
of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:
(1) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and
(2) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is
enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.
(c) An Indiana tribunal 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.
(d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, an Indiana tribunal
may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:
(1) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly
incompatible with public policy;
(2) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;
(3) the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving
the same parties and having the same purpose in Indiana, another
state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to
recognition and enforcement under this article in Indiana; or
(4) the record submitted under subsection (b) lacks authenticity
or integrity.
(e) 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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.206-2015, SEC.53.