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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.207
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.207
(a) If a proceeding is brought under this part and only one tribunal has issued a child-support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized. (b) If a proceeding is brought under this part, and two or more child-support orders have been issued by tribunals of
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.208
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.208
In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child-support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tr
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.209
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.209
A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child-support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child-support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state, or
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.210
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.210
A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this part, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to Section 5700.31
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.211
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.211
(a) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. (b) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal-
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.301
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.301
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, this chapter applies to all proceedings under this part. (b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this part by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.302
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.302
A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor’s child.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.303
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.303
Except as otherwise provided in this part, a responding tribunal of this state shall: (1) apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceed
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.304
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.304
(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this part, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents: (1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or (2) if the identity of t
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.305
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.305
(a) When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to Section 5700.301(b), it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed. (b) A respon
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.306
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.306
If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.307
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.307
(a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this part. (b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall: (1) take all steps necessary to enable an appro
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.308
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.308
(a) If the Attorney General or the Department of Child Support Services determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the Attorney General or the department may order the agency to perform its duties under this part
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.309
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.309
An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this part.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.310
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.310
(a) The Department of Child Support Services is the state information agency under this part. (b) The state information agency shall: (1) compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under this part and any suppo
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.311
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.311
(a) In a proceeding under this part, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under Section 57
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.312
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.312
If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. A
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.313
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.313
(a) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. (b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney’s fees, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurr
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.314
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.314
(a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this part before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.315
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.315
A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this part.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.316
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.316
(a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child. (b) An affidavit, a document s
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.317
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.317
A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.318
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.318
A tribunal of this state may: (1) request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and (2) upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.319
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.319
(a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.401
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 5700.401
(a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this part has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (1) the individual seeking the order resides outside this state; or (2) the support en