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Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
November 8, 1996 DCL9662
TO ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS
Dear Colleague:
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 which was enacted on August 22, 1996 requires that effective on or after January 1, 1998, States must have in effect the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, as approved by the American Bar Association on February 9, 1993, together with any amendments officially adopted before January 1, 1998 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL).
NCCUSL adopted the attached version July 18, 1996, modifying its 1992 version of UIFSA. We have also included a cover letter from NCCUSL's Legislative Counsel, in which the 1996 changes are described.
Since the likelihood of NCCUSL approving another UIFSA revision before January 1, 1998 is extremely remote, OCSE recommends that States use the 1996 version for drafting State legislation to enact UIFSA. If a State has already passed the 1992 version, it must seek the appropriate legislative amendments to ensure that its UIFSA language mirrors that of the 1996 version.
If you have any questions, or need additional information please contact either Marilyn R. Cohen, (202) 401-5366, Karen Bartlett, (202) 401-4630, or Jeff Ball, (202) 401-5427.
Sincerely,
David Gray Ross
Deputy Director
Office of Child Support
Enforcement
Attachment
For the UIFSA Table of Contents, see below
To view the following sections, select sections 101-202,
sections 203-207, or sections 208-308.
cc: ACF Regional Administrators
Child Support Program Managers, Regions I-X
UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (1996)
Article 1--General Provisions
Section 101. Definitions
Section 102. Tribunal[s] of
[this] State
Section 103. Remedies Cumulative
Article 2--Jurisdiction
Part A. Extended Personal Jurisdiction
Section 201. Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident
Section 202. Procedure When Exercising Jurisdiction Over Nonresident
Part B. Proceedings Involving Two or More States
Section 203. Initiating and Responding Tribunal of
[this] State
Section 204. Simultaneous Proceedings in Another State
Section 205. Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction
Section 206. Enforcement and Modification of Support Order by Tribunal Having Continuing Jurisdiction
Part C. Reconciliation of Multiple
[with] Orders [of
Other States]
Section 207. Recognition of Controlling
Child-Support Order[s]
Section 208. Multiple Child-Support Orders for Two or More Obligees
Section 209. Credit for Payments
Article 3--Civil Provisions Of General Application
Section 301. Proceedings Under [this]
[Act]
Section 302. Action By Minor Parent
Section 303. Application of Law of
[this] State
Section 304. Duties of Initiating Tribunal
Section 305. Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal
Section 306. Inappropriate Tribunal
Section 307. Duties of Support Enforcement Agency
Section 308. Duty of [Attorney General]
Section 309. Private Counsel
Section 310. Duties of [State Information Agency]
Section 311. Pleadings and Accompanying Documents
Section 312. Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances
Section 313. Costs and Fees
Section 314. Limited Immunity of [Petitioner]
Section 315. Nonparentage as Defense
Section 316. Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure
Section 317. Communications Between Tribunals
Section 318. Assistance with Discovery
Section 319. Receipt and Disbursement of Payments
Article 4--Establishment Of Support Order
Section 401. [Petition] To Establish Support Order
Article 5--[Direct] Enforcement Of Order
Of Another State Without Registration
Section 501.
Employer146s
Receipt [Recognition] of
Income-Withholding Order of Another State
Section 502. Employer146s Compliance with Income-Withholding Orderof Another State
Section 503. Employer146s Compliance with Multiple Income-Withholding Orders
Section 504. Immunity from Civil Liability
Section 505. Penalties for Noncompliance
Section 506. Contest by Obligor
Section 507
[502]. Administrative
Enforcement of Orders
Article 6--Enforcement And Modification Of Support Order After Registration
part A. Registration and Enforcement of Support Order
Section 601. Registration of Order for Enforcement
Section 602. Procedure To Register Order for Enforcement
Section 603. Effect of Registration for Enforcement
Section 604. Choice of Law
part B. Contest of Validity or Enforcement
Section 605. Notice of Registration of Order
Section 606. Procedure To Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Order
Section 607. Contest of Registration or Enforcement
Section 608. Confirmed Order
part C. Registration and Modification of Child-Support Order
Section 609. Procedure To Register Child-Support Order of Another State for Modification
Section 610. Effect of Registration for Modification
Section 611. Modification of Child-Support Order of Another State
Section 612. Recognition of Order Modified in Another State
Section 613. Jurisdiction To Enforce or Modify Child-Support Order of Another State When Individual Parties Reside in this State
Section 614. Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification
Article 7--Determination Of Parentage
Section 701. Proceeding to Determine Parentage
Article 8--Interstate Rendition
Section 801. Grounds for Rendition
Section 802. Conditions of Rendition
Article 9--Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 901. Uniformity of Application and Construction
Section 902. Short Title
Section 903. Severability Clause
Section 904. Effective Date
Section 905. Repeals
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