§ 20-4-210 — Foreign support agreement

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and
(d) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize
and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this
state.
(b) An application or direct request for recognition and
enforcement of a foreign support agreement shall be accompanied
by:
(i) A complete text of the foreign support agreement;
and
(ii) A record stating that the foreign support
agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing
country.
(c) A tribunal of this state 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, a
tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of
the agreement if it finds:
(i) Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is
manifestly incompatible with public policy;
(ii) The agreement was obtained by fraud or
falsification;
(iii) The agreement is incompatible with a support
order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in
this state, another state or a foreign country if the support
order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this act
in this state; or
(iv) The record submitted under subsection (b) of
this section lacks authenticity or integrity.
(e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a
foreign support agreement shall be suspended during the pendency
of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal
of another state or a foreign country.