§ 20-4-154 — Duties of initiating tribunal

(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this act,
an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition
and its accompanying documents:
(i) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support
enforcement agency in the responding state; or
(ii) If the identity of the responding tribunal is
unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state
with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate
tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.
(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of
this state shall issue a certificate or other document and make
findings required by the law of the responding state. If the
responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the
tribunal of this state shall specify the amount of support
sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the
foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange
rate as publicly reported and provide any other documents
necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign
tribunal.