Chapter 518C — State Tribunal and Support Enforcement Agency

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It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.09 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.10 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.101 Definitions This section defines all the key terms used in Minnesota's interstate family support law. It explains what words like … 518C.102 State Tribunal and Support Enforcement Agency This section identifies which courts and agencies in Minnesota handle interstate family support cases. Any court or … 518C.103 Remedies Cumulative This section says that the remedies in this chapter add to other legal options that are already available. Using this … 518C.105 Application of Chapter to Resident of Foreign Country and Foreign Support Proceeding This section explains when Minnesota courts must apply this chapter to cases involving foreign countries. It applies … 518C.11 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.12 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.13 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.14 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.15 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.16 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.17 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.18 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.19 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.20 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.201 Bases for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident This section lists the reasons a Minnesota court can take control over a person who lives in another state in a child … 518C.202 Duration of Personal Jurisdiction Once a Minnesota court gains authority over a person in a support case, that authority lasts as long as the court keeps … 518C.203 Initiating and Responding Tribunal of This State Minnesota courts can act in two ways under this chapter. They can start proceedings and send them to another state's … 518C.204 Simultaneous Proceedings in Another State or Foreign Country This section covers what happens when support cases are filed in two different states at the same time. Generally, the … 518C.205 Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order A Minnesota court that issued a child support order keeps exclusive power to change that order as long as the order is … 518C.206 Continuing Jurisdiction to Enforce Child Support Order A Minnesota court that issued a child support order can ask another state to enforce that order, as long as it is still … 518C.207 Determination of Controlling Child Support Order When multiple child support orders exist for the same parent and child from different states, this section explains how … 518C.208 Child Support Orders for Two or More Obligees When an obligor has child support orders for two or more different children with different custodial parents, and at … 518C.209 Credit for Payments If support payments are collected under one child support order for a certain time period, those payments must be … 518C.21 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.210 Application to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction When a Minnesota court has personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a support case, it can receive evidence from … 518C.211 Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal Support Order A Minnesota court that issued a spousal support (alimony) order has exclusive, permanent power to change that order for … 518C.22 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.23 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.24 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.25 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.26 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.27 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.28 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.29 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.30 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.301 Proceedings Under This Chapter This section sets out the general rules for starting a case under this chapter. A person seeking support or a support … 518C.302 Action by Minor Parent A parent who is under 18 years old can bring a case under this chapter to get support for their child. A guardian or … 518C.303 Application of Law of This State When Minnesota acts as the responding state in an interstate support case, it uses its own procedures and laws. The … 518C.304 Duties of Initiating Tribunal When Minnesota starts an interstate support case, the court must forward the petition and documents to the responding … 518C.305 Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal When Minnesota receives an interstate support case, the court must file the petition and notify the person who filed it. … 518C.306 Inappropriate Tribunal If a support petition is sent to the wrong court in Minnesota, that court must forward the case to the correct court and … 518C.307 Duties of Support Enforcement Agency Minnesota's support enforcement agency must provide services when asked, including getting jurisdiction over the other … 518C.308 Duty of Attorney General If the support enforcement agency fails to do its job, the Attorney General can order the agency to perform its duties … 518C.309 Private Counsel A person involved in an interstate support case has the right to hire a private attorney to represent them. This is in … 518C.31 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.310 Duties of State Information Agency The Department of Children, Youth, and Families serves as Minnesota's State Information Agency for interstate support … 518C.311 Pleadings and Accompanying Documents A petition to establish, modify, or register a support order must include names, addresses, and Social Security numbers … 518C.312 Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances If sharing someone's personal information (like their address) could put them or a child in danger, that information … 518C.313 Costs and Fees The person seeking support does not have to pay filing fees. If the obligee wins, the court can make the obligor pay … 518C.314 Limited Immunity of Petitioner A person who files a support case in another state is protected from being dragged into other lawsuits while … 518C.315 Nonparentage as Defense If a court or legal process has already determined that someone is a child's parent, that person cannot claim they are … 518C.316 Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure An out-of-state party does not need to appear in person for a support hearing. Documents and testimony from out of state … 518C.317 Communications Between Tribunals Minnesota courts can communicate with courts in other states by phone, email, or other means to get information about … 518C.318 Assistance With Discovery Minnesota courts can ask courts in other states to help get evidence through discovery. Minnesota courts can also force … 518C.319 Receipt and Disbursement of Payments Support agencies and courts must quickly send out any support payments they receive. They must also provide certified … 518C.32 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.33 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.34 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.35 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.36 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of the original Uniform Interstate Family Support … 518C.401 Establishment of Support Order If no recognized support order exists yet, a Minnesota court with jurisdiction over the parties can create one when the … 518C.402 Proceeding to Determine Parentage A Minnesota court that has the power to determine who is a child's parent can handle parentage cases brought under this … 518C.501 Employer's Receipt of Income-withholding Order of Another State An income-withholding order from another state can be sent directly to a Minnesota employer without first filing in … 518C.502 Employer's Compliance With Income-withholding Order of Another State When a Minnesota employer gets an income-withholding order from another state, the employer must give the employee a … 518C.5025 This section has been repealed or renumbered and is no longer in effect. Its content has been incorporated into section … 518C.503 Employer's Compliance With Two or More Income-withholding Orders If an employer receives income-withholding orders for the same employee from two or more different obligees, the … 518C.504 Immunity From Civil Liability An employer who properly follows an income-withholding order from another state cannot be sued for withholding the child … 518C.505 Penalties for Noncompliance An employer who deliberately refuses to follow an income-withholding order from another state faces the same penalties … 518C.506 Contest by Obligor An employee who wants to fight an income-withholding order from another state can register that order in a Minnesota … 518C.507 Administrative Enforcement of Orders A party or agency seeking to enforce a support order from another state or foreign country can send the documents to … 518C.508 This section has been repealed or renumbered and is no longer in effect. Its content has been incorporated into section … 518C.601 Registration of Order for Enforcement A support order or income-withholding order from another state, or a foreign support order, can be registered in … 518C.602 Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement To register an out-of-state support order in Minnesota, you must send a transmittal letter, two copies of the order (one … 518C.603 Effect of Registration for Enforcement Once an out-of-state support order is filed with a Minnesota court, it becomes registered. A registered order is … 518C.604 Choice of Law When a child support order from another state is registered in Minnesota, the law of the state that issued the order … 518C.605 Notice of Registration of Order When a support order from another state or country is registered in Minnesota, the court must notify the other party. … 518C.606 Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Support Order A person who wants to challenge a registered support order in Minnesota must request a hearing within the time limit. … 518C.607 Contest of Registration or Enforcement A person challenging a registered support order must prove one of several specific defenses, such as lack of … 518C.608 Confirmed Order Once a registered support order is confirmed in Minnesota, whether automatically or after a hearing, the person owing … 518C.609 Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification To change a child support order from another state, you must first register the order in Minnesota. You can file a … 518C.610 Effect of Registration for Modification Once a child support order from another state is registered in Minnesota for modification, Minnesota can enforce it the … 518C.611 Modification of Child Support Order of Another State Minnesota can change a child support order from another state if nobody involved still lives in the state that issued … 518C.612 Recognition of Order Modified in Another State If another state properly modifies a child support order that was originally issued in Minnesota, Minnesota must … 518C.613 Jurisdiction to Modify Support Order of Another State When Individual Parties Reside in This State If all the individual parties now live in Minnesota and the child no longer lives in the state that issued the original … 518C.614 Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification Within 30 days of getting a child support order modified, the person who got the change must file a copy of the new … 518C.615 Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country If a foreign country will not or cannot change its own child support order, a Minnesota court can step in and modify the … 518C.616 Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification To change a child support order from a foreign country that is not covered by the Hague Convention, you must first … 518C.701 Definitions This section defines key terms used in the sections that apply to international child support cases under the Hague … 518C.702 Applicability The Hague Convention sections of this chapter only apply to international child support cases under the convention. If … 518C.703 Relationship of Department of Children, Youth, and Families to United States Central Authority Minnesota's Department of Children, Youth, and Families is the state agency designated by the federal government to … 518C.704 Initiation by Department of Children, Youth, and Families of Support Proceeding Under Convention Minnesota's Department of Children, Youth, and Families handles applications for international child support cases under … 518C.705 Direct Request A person can file a direct request with a Minnesota court to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order in an … 518C.706 Registration of Convention Support Order To register a child support order from a foreign country under the Hague Convention in Minnesota, specific documents … 518C.707 Contest of Registered Convention Support Order A party wanting to challenge a registered Hague Convention support order must file a contest within 30 days of notice … 518C.708 Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Convention Support Order Minnesota courts must recognize and enforce registered Hague Convention support orders unless one of ten specific … 518C.709 Partial Enforcement If a Minnesota court cannot enforce an entire Hague Convention support order, it must still enforce any parts of the … 518C.710 Foreign Support Agreement Minnesota courts must recognize and enforce foreign support agreements that are registered here, as long as the … 518C.711 Modification of Convention Child Support Order Minnesota courts generally cannot modify a Hague Convention child support order if the person receiving support still … 518C.712 Personal Information; Limit on Use Personal information collected or shared during Hague Convention support proceedings can only be used for the purposes … 518C.713 Record in Original Language; English Translation Any document filed in a Minnesota court under the Hague Convention sections must be in its original language. If the … 518C.801 Grounds for Rendition The governor of Minnesota can demand that another state hand over a person who is criminally charged in Minnesota for … 518C.802 Conditions of Rendition Before seeking extradition of someone for criminal nonsupport, the governor may require a prosecutor to show that civil … 518C.901 Uniformity of Application and Construction This chapter should be interpreted and applied in a way that keeps its meaning the same across all states that have … 518C.9011 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was part of a 1997 amendment to the Uniform Interstate … 518C.902 Transitional Provision The current version of this chapter applies to all proceedings started on or after July 1, 2015, including cases to … 518C.905 Short Title This section gives the official short name for the chapter: the 'Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.' This is the …