252K.304 - DUTIES OF INITIATING TRIBUNAL.
252K.304 DUTIES OF INITIATING TRIBUNAL.
1. Upon the filing of a petition or comparable pleading
authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state
shall forward three copies of the petition or comparable pleading and
its accompanying documents:
a. To the responding tribunal or appropriate support
enforcement agency in the responding state.
b. 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.
2. If a responding state has not enacted this law or a law or
procedure substantially similar to this chapter, a tribunal of this
state may issue a certificate or other document and make findings
required by the law of the responding state. If the responding state
is a foreign jurisdiction, the tribunal may specify the amount of
support sought and provide other documents necessary to satisfy the
requirements of the responding state. Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 175, §137