Indiana § 31-18.5-7-6 Registration of support order

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-18.5-7-6 — Registration of support order

Indiana § 31-18.5-7-6

Art. 18.5FAMILY LAW: UNIFORM INTERSTATE

Ch. 7Support Proceeding Under Convention

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Ind. Code § 31-18.5-7-6 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in Indiana as provided in IC 31-18.5-6.

(b)Notwithstanding IC 31-18.5-3-11 and IC 31-18.5-6-2(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 app

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
chapter, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency
seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the
order in Indiana as provided in IC 31-18.5-6.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 31-18.5-3-11 and IC 31-18.5-6-2(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) An Indiana tribunal may vacate the registration of a Convention
support order without the filing of a contest under section 7 of this
chapter 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.