§ 77A04 — Initiation by department of support proceeding under convention

(a) Duties.--In a support proceeding under this chapter, the department shall do all of the following:

(1) Transmit and receive applications.

(2) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State.

(b) Obligee support proceedings.--All of the following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention:

(1) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order.

(2) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this State.

(3) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child.

(4) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under section 77A08(b)(2), (4) or (9) (relating to recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order).

(5) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State.

(6) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

(c) Obligor support proceedings.--All of the following support proceedings are available under the convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:

(1) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this State.

(2) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State.

(3) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

(d) Prohibition.--A tribunal of this State may not require security, bond or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the convention.

Legislative History

Cross References.Section 77A04 is referred to in section 77A08 of this title.