Senate File 510 H-1373 Amend the amendment, H-1365, to Senate File 510, 1 as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 31, after line 31 by inserting: 4 < DIVISION ___ 5 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT 6 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 252K.100 Title. 7 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 8 “Uniform Interstate Family Support Act” . 9 Sec. ___. Section 252K.101, Code 2015, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 252K.101 Definitions. 12 In this chapter : 13 1. “Child” means an individual, whether over or 14 under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be 15 owed a duty of support by the individual’s parent or 16 who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support 17 order directed to the parent. 18 2. “Child support order” means a support order for 19 a child, including a child who has attained the age of 20 majority under the law of the issuing state or foreign 21 country . 22 3. “Convention” means the convention on the 23 international recovery of child support and other 24 forms of family maintenance, concluded at the Hague on 25 November 23, 2007. 26 3. 4. “Duty of support” means an obligation 27 imposed or imposable by law to provide support for 28 a child, spouse, or former spouse, including an 29 unsatisfied obligation to provide support. 30 5. “Foreign country” means a country, including a 31 political subdivision thereof, other than the United 32 States, that authorizes the issuance of support orders 33 and which meets any of the following conditions: 34 a. Has been declared under the law of the United 35 States to be a foreign reciprocating country. 36 b. Has established a reciprocal arrangement for 37 child support with this state as provided in section 38 252K.308. 39 c. Has enacted a law or established procedures for 40 the issuance and enforcement of support orders which 41 are substantially similar to the procedures under this 42 chapter. 43 d. In which the convention is in force with respect 44 to the United States. 45 6. “Foreign support order” means a support order of 46 a foreign tribunal. 47 7. “Foreign tribunal” means a court, administrative 48 agency, or quasi-judicial entity of a foreign country 49 which is authorized to establish, enforce, or modify 50 -1- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 1/ 64 #1.

support orders or to determine parentage of a child. 1 The term includes a competent authority under the 2 convention. 3 4. 8. “Home state” means the state or foreign 4 country in which a child lived with a parent or a 5 person acting as parent for at least six consecutive 6 months immediately preceding the time of filing of a 7 petition or comparable pleading for support and, if a 8 child is less than six months old, the state or foreign 9 country in which the child lived from birth with any of 10 them. A period of temporary absence of any of them is 11 counted as part of the six-month or other period. 12 5. 9. “Income” includes earnings or other periodic 13 entitlements to money from any source and any other 14 property subject to withholding for support under the 15 law of this state. 16 6. 10. “Income withholding order” means an order or 17 other legal process directed to an obligor’s employer 18 or other payor of income, as defined by the income 19 withholding law of this state, to withhold support from 20 the income of the obligor. 21 7. “Initiating state” means a state from which a 22 proceeding is forwarded or in which a proceeding is 23 filed for forwarding to a responding state under this 24 chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar 25 to this chapter , the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement 26 of Support Act, or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal 27 Enforcement of Support Act. 28 8. 11. “Initiating tribunal” means the authorized 29 tribunal in an initiating of a state or foreign 30 country from which a petition or comparable pleading is 31 forwarded or in which a petition or comparable pleading 32 is filed or forwarded to another state or foreign 33 country . 34 12. “Issuing foreign country” means the foreign 35 country in which a tribunal issues a support order or a 36 judgment determining parentage of a child. 37 9. 13. “Issuing state” means the state in which a 38 tribunal issues a support order or renders a judgment 39 determining parentage of a child . 40 10. 14. “Issuing tribunal” means the tribunal of a 41 state or foreign country that issues a support order or 42 renders a judgment determining parentage of a child . 43 11. 15. “Law” includes decisional and statutory 44 law and rules and regulations having the force of law. 45 12. 16. “Obligee” means any of the following: 46 a. An individual to whom a duty of support is or is 47 alleged to be owed or in whose favor a support order 48 has been issued or a judgment determining parentage of 49 a child has been rendered issued . 50 -2- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 2/ 64

b. A foreign country, state or political 1 subdivision of a state to which the rights under a duty 2 of support or support order have been assigned or which 3 has independent claims based on financial assistance 4 provided to an individual obligee in place of child 5 support . 6 c. An individual seeking a judgment determining 7 parentage of the individual’s child. 8 d. A person that is a creditor in a proceeding 9 under Article 7. 10 13. 17. “Obligor” means an individual, or the 11 estate of a decedent, to which any of the following 12 applies: 13 a. Who owes or is alleged to owe a duty of support. 14 b. Who is alleged but has not been adjudicated to 15 be a parent of a child. 16 c. Who is liable under a support order. 17 d. Who is a debtor in a proceeding under Article 7. 18 18. “Outside this state” means a location in another 19 state or a country other than the United States, 20 whether or not the country is a foreign country. 21 19. “Person” means an individual, corporation, 22 business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited 23 liability company, association, joint venture, public 24 corporation, government or governmental subdivision, 25 agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or 26 commercial entity. 27 20. “Record” means information that is inscribed on 28 a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or 29 other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. 30 14. 21. “Register” means to file in a tribunal 31 of this state a support order or judgment determining 32 parentage of a child issued in the appropriate location 33 for the filing of foreign judgments another state or 34 foreign country . 35 15. 22. “Registering tribunal” means a tribunal in 36 which a support order or judgment determining parentage 37 of a child is registered. 38 16. 23. “Responding state” means a state in which a 39 proceeding petition or comparable pleading for support 40 or to determine parentage of a child is filed or to 41 which a proceeding petition or comparable pleading is 42 forwarded for filing from an initiating another state 43 under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially 44 similar to this chapter , the Uniform Reciprocal 45 Enforcement of Support Act, or the Revised Uniform 46 Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or foreign 47 country . 48 17. 24. “Responding tribunal” means the authorized 49 tribunal in a responding state or foreign country . 50 -3- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 3/ 64

18. 25. “Spousal support order” means a support 1 order for a spouse or former spouse of the obligor. 2 19. 26. “State” means a state of the United 3 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the 4 United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or 5 insular possession subject to under the jurisdiction of 6 the United States. The term includes : 7 a. An an Indian nation or tribe. 8 b. A foreign jurisdiction that has enacted a law or 9 established procedures for issuance and enforcement of 10 support orders which are substantially similar to the 11 procedures under this chapter , the Uniform Reciprocal 12 Enforcement of Support Act, or the Revised Uniform 13 Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act. 14 20. 27. “Support enforcement agency” means a 15 public official , government entity, or private agency 16 authorized to seek do any of the following: 17 a. Enforcement Seek enforcement of support orders 18 or laws relating to the duty of support. 19 b. Establishment Seek establishment or modification 20 of child support. 21 c. Determination Request determination of parentage 22 of a child . 23 d. Location of Attempt to locate obligors or their 24 assets. 25 e. Request determination of the controlling child 26 support order. 27 21. 28. “Support order” means a judgment, decree, 28 or order, decision, or directive, whether temporary, 29 final, or subject to modification, issued in a state 30 or foreign country for the benefit of a child, a 31 spouse, or a former spouse, which provides for monetary 32 support, health care, arrearages, retroactive support, 33 or reimbursement , and for financial assistance provided 34 to an individual obligee in place of child support. 35 The term may include related costs and fees, interest, 36 income withholding, automatic adjustment, reasonable 37 attorney’s fees, and other relief. 38 22. 29. “Tribunal” means a court, administrative 39 agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to 40 establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to 41 determine parentage of a child . 42 Sec. ___. Section 252K.102, Code 2015, is amended 43 to read as follows: 44 252K.102 Tribunals of this state State tribunal and 45 support enforcement agency . 46 1. The child support recovery unit when the unit 47 establishes or modifies an order, upon ratification by 48 the court, and the court, are the tribunals of this 49 state. 50 -4- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 4/ 64

2. The child support recovery unit is the support 1 enforcement agency of this state. 2 Sec. ___. Section 252K.103, Code 2015, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 252K.103 Remedies cumulative. 5 1. Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative 6 and do not affect the availability of remedies under 7 other law or the recognition of a foreign support order 8 on the basis of comity . 9 2. This chapter does not do either of the 10 following: 11 a. Provide the exclusive method of establishing or 12 enforcing a support order under the law of this state. 13 b. Grant a tribunal of this state jurisdiction to 14 render judgment or issue an order relating to child 15 custody or visitation in a proceeding under this 16 chapter. 17 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 252K.104 Application of 18 chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign 19 support proceeding. 20 1. A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 21 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7, to a support 22 proceeding involving any of the following: 23 a. A foreign support order. 24 b. A foreign tribunal. 25 c. An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a 26 foreign country. 27 2. A tribunal of this state that is requested to 28 recognize and enforce a support order on the basis 29 of comity may apply the procedural and substantive 30 provisions of Articles 1 through 6. 31 3. Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding 32 under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a 33 provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 34 through 6, Article 7 controls. 35 Sec. ___. Section 252K.201, Code 2015, is amended 36 to read as follows: 37 252K.201 Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. 38 1. In a proceeding to establish , or enforce , or 39 modify a support order or to determine parentage of a 40 child , a tribunal of this state may exercise personal 41 jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the 42 individual’s guardian or conservator if any of the 43 following applies: 44 1. a. The individual is personally served with 45 notice within this state. 46 2. b. The individual submits to the jurisdiction 47 of this state by consent in a record , by entering a 48 general appearance, or by filing a responsive document 49 having the effect of waiving any contest to personal 50 -5- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 5/ 64

jurisdiction. 1 3. c. The individual resided with the child in 2 this state. 3 4. d. The individual resided in this state and 4 provided prenatal expenses or support for the child. 5 5. e. The child resides in this state as a result 6 of the acts or directives of the individual. 7 6. f. The individual engaged in sexual intercourse 8 in this state and the child may have been conceived by 9 that act of intercourse. 10 7. g. The individual asserted parentage of a child 11 in the declaration of paternity registry maintained 12 in this state by the Iowa department of public health 13 pursuant to section 144.12A or established paternity by 14 affidavit under section 252A.3A . 15 8. h. There is any other basis consistent with the 16 constitutions of this state and the United States for 17 the exercise of personal jurisdiction. 18 2. The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth 19 in subsection 1 or in any other law of this state may 20 not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a 21 tribunal of this state to modify a child support order 22 of another state unless the requirements of section 23 252K.611 are met, or, in the case of a foreign support 24 order, unless the requirements of section 252K.615 are 25 met. 26 Sec. ___. Section 252K.202, Code 2015, is amended 27 to read as follows: 28 252K.202 Procedure when exercising Duration of 29 personal jurisdiction over nonresident . 30 A Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal 31 of this state exercising personal jurisdiction 32 over a nonresident under section 252K.201 may apply 33 section 252K.316 to receive evidence from another 34 in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of 35 this state , and section 252K.318 to obtain discovery 36 through relating to a support order continues as long 37 as a tribunal of another this state has continuing, 38 exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or 39 continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as 40 provided in sections 252K.205, 252K.206, and 252K.211 . 41 In all other respects, articles 3 through 7 do not 42 apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and 43 substantive law of this state, including the rules on 44 choice of law other than those established by this 45 chapter . 46 Sec. ___. Section 252K.203, Code 2015, is amended 47 to read as follows: 48 252K.203 Initiating and responding tribunal of this 49 state. 50 -6- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 6/ 64

Under this chapter , a tribunal of this state may 1 serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings 2 to a tribunal of another state , and as a responding 3 tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or 4 foreign country . 5 Sec. ___. Section 252K.204, Code 2015, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 252K.204 Simultaneous proceedings in another state . 8 1. A tribunal of this state may exercise 9 jurisdiction to establish a support order if the 10 petition or comparable pleading is filed after a 11 pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country 12 only if all of the following apply: 13 a. The petition or comparable pleading in this 14 state is filed before the expiration of the time 15 allowed in the other state or the foreign country for 16 filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise 17 of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign 18 country . 19 b. The contesting party timely challenges the 20 exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the 21 foreign country . 22 c. If relevant, this state is the home state of the 23 child. 24 2. A tribunal of this state may not exercise 25 jurisdiction to establish a support order if the 26 petition or comparable pleading is filed before a 27 petition or comparable pleading is filed in another 28 state or a foreign country if all of the following 29 apply: 30 a. The petition or comparable pleading in the 31 other state or foreign country is filed before the 32 expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing 33 a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of 34 jurisdiction by this state. 35 b. The contesting party timely challenges the 36 exercise of jurisdiction in this state. 37 c. If relevant, the other state or foreign country 38 is the home state of the child. 39 Sec. ___. Section 252K.205, Code 2015, is amended 40 to read as follows: 41 252K.205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to 42 modify child support order . 43 1. A tribunal of this state issuing that has issued 44 a child support order consistent with the law of this 45 state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive 46 jurisdiction over a to modify its child support order 47 if the order is controlling and any of the following 48 applies: 49 a. As long as At the time of the filing of a 50 -7- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 7/ 64

request for modification this state remains is the 1 residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, 2 or the child for whose benefit the support order is 3 issued. 4 b. Until all of the parties who are individuals 5 have filed written consents with the tribunal of 6 Even if this state for a is not the residence of the 7 obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose 8 benefit the order is issued, the parties consent in a 9 record or in open court that the tribunal of another 10 this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to 11 modify the its order and assume continuing, exclusive 12 jurisdiction . 13 2. A tribunal of this state issuing that has issued 14 a child support order consistent with the law of 15 this state may not exercise its continuing , exclusive 16 jurisdiction to modify the order if the order has been 17 modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to 18 this chapter or a law substantially similar to this 19 chapter . any of the following applies: 20 a. All of the parties who are individuals file 21 consent in a record with the tribunal of this state 22 that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction 23 over at least one of the parties who is an individual 24 or that is located in the state of residence of the 25 child may modify the order and assume continuing, 26 exclusive jurisdiction. 27 b. Its order is not the controlling order. 28 3. If a child support order of this state is 29 modified by a tribunal of another state has issued a 30 child support order pursuant to this chapter 31 the uniform interstate family support Act or a law 32 substantially similar to this chapter , that Act which 33 modifies a child support order of a tribunal of 34 this state loses its , tribunals of this state shall 35 recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction with 36 regard to prospective enforcement of the order issued 37 in this of the tribunal of the other state , and may 38 only: 39 a. Enforce the order that was modified as to 40 amounts accruing before the modification . 41 b. Enforce nonmodifiable aspects of that order. 42 c. Provide other appropriate relief for violations 43 of that order which occurred before the effective date 44 of the modification. 45 4. A tribunal of this state shall recognize the 46 that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of a to 47 modify a child support order may serve as an initiating 48 tribunal of another state which has issued a child 49 support order pursuant to request a tribunal of another 50 -8- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 8/ 64

state to modify a support order issued in this chapter 1 or a law substantially similar to this chapter that 2 state . 3 5. A temporary support order issued ex parte or 4 pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does 5 not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the 6 issuing tribunal. 7 6. A tribunal of this state issuing a support order 8 consistent with the law of this state has continuing, 9 exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order 10 throughout the existence of the support obligation. A 11 tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support 12 order issued by a tribunal of another state having 13 continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order 14 under the law of that state. 15 Sec. ___. Section 252K.206, Code 2015, is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 252K.206 Enforcement and modification of support 18 order by tribunal having continuing Continuing 19 jurisdiction to enforce child support order . 20 1. A tribunal of this state that has issued a child 21 support order consistent with the law of this state may 22 serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal 23 of another state to enforce or modify a support order 24 issued in that state. any of the following: 25 a. The order if the order is the controlling order 26 and has not been modified by a tribunal of another 27 state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the uniform 28 interstate family support Act. 29 b. A money judgment for arrears of support and 30 interest on the order accrued before a determination 31 that an order of a tribunal of another state is the 32 controlling order. 33 2. A tribunal of this state having continuing , 34 exclusive jurisdiction over a support order may act 35 as a responding tribunal to enforce or modify the 36 order. If a party subject to the continuing, exclusive 37 jurisdiction of the tribunal no longer resides in the 38 issuing state, in subsequent proceedings the tribunal 39 may apply section 252K.316 to receive evidence from 40 another state and section 252K.318 to obtain discovery 41 through a tribunal of another state. 42 3. A tribunal of this state which lacks continuing, 43 exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may 44 not serve as a responding tribunal to modify a spousal 45 support order of another state. 46 Sec. ___. Section 252K.207, Code 2015, is amended 47 to read as follows: 48 252K.207 Recognition Determination of controlling 49 child support order. 50 -9- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 9/ 64

1. If a proceeding is brought under this chapter 1 and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, 2 the order of that tribunal controls and must be so 3 recognized. 4 2. If a proceeding is brought under this chapter , 5 and two or more child support orders have been issued 6 by tribunals of this state , or another state , or a 7 foreign country with regard to the same obligor and 8 same child, a tribunal of this state having personal 9 jurisdiction over both the obligor and individual 10 obligee shall apply the following rules in determining 11 and by order shall determine which order to recognize 12 for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction 13 controls and must be recognized : 14 a. If only one of the tribunals would have 15 continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter , 16 the order of that tribunal controls and must be so 17 recognized . 18 b. If more than one of the tribunals would have 19 continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter , 20 an order one of the following shall apply: 21 (1) An order issued by a tribunal in the current 22 home state of the child controls . and must be so 23 recognized, but if 24 (2) If an order has not been issued in the current 25 home state of the child, the order most recently issued 26 controls and must be so recognized . 27 c. If none of the tribunals would have continuing, 28 exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter , the tribunal 29 of this state having jurisdiction over the parties 30 shall issue a child support order, which controls and 31 must be so recognized . 32 3. If two or more child support orders have been 33 issued for the same obligor and same child and if 34 the obligor or the individual obligee resides in 35 this state , upon request of a party may request who 36 is an individual or that is a support enforcement 37 agency, a tribunal of this state to having personal 38 jurisdiction over both the obligor and the obligee who 39 is an individual shall determine which order controls 40 and must be so recognized under subsection 2 . The 41 request must may be accompanied by a certified copy of 42 every support order in effect. The requesting party 43 shall give notice of the request to each party whose 44 rights may be affected by the determination filed with 45 a registration for enforcement or registration for 46 modification pursuant to Article 6, or may be filed as 47 a separate proceeding . 48 4. A request to determine which is the controlling 49 order must be accompanied by a copy of every child 50 -10- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 10/ 64

support order in effect and the applicable record of 1 payments. The requesting party shall give notice of 2 the request to each party whose rights may be affected 3 by the determination. 4 5. The tribunal that issued the controlling order 5 under subsection 1, 2, or 3 is the tribunal that has 6 continuing , exclusive jurisdiction under to the extent 7 provided in section 252K.205 or 252K.206 . 8 5. 6. A tribunal of this state which that 9 determines by order the identity of which is the 10 controlling order under subsection 2 , paragraph “a” 11 or “b” or subsection 3 , or which that issues a new 12 controlling order under subsection 2 , paragraph “c” , 13 shall state in that order : the 14 a. The basis upon which the tribunal made its 15 determination. 16 b. The amount of prospective support, if any. 17 c. The total amount of consolidated arrears and 18 accrued interest, if any, under all of the orders after 19 all payments made are credited as provided in section 20 252K.209. 21 6. 7. Within thirty days after issuance of 22 an order determining the identity of which is the 23 controlling order, the party obtaining the order shall 24 file a certified copy of it with in each tribunal 25 that issued or registered an earlier order of child 26 support. A party who obtains or support enforcement 27 agency obtaining the order and that fails to file a 28 certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a 29 tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. 30 The failure to file does not affect the validity or 31 enforceability of the controlling order. 32 8. An order that has been determined to be the 33 controlling order, or a judgment for consolidated 34 arrears of support and interest, if any, made pursuant 35 to this section must be recognized in proceedings under 36 this chapter. 37 Sec. ___. Section 252K.208, Code 2015, is amended 38 to read as follows: 39 252K.208 Multiple child Child support orders for two 40 or more obligees. 41 In responding to multiple registrations or requests 42 for enforcement of two or more child support orders in 43 effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor 44 and different individual obligees, at least one of 45 which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a 46 foreign country , a tribunal of this state shall enforce 47 those orders in the same manner as if the multiple 48 orders had been issued by a tribunal of this state. 49 Sec. ___. Section 252K.209, Code 2015, is amended 50 -11- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 11/ 64

to read as follows: 1 252K.209 Credit for payments. 2 Amounts A tribunal of this state shall credit 3 amounts collected and credited for a particular period 4 pursuant to a any child support order against the 5 amounts owed for the same period under any other child 6 support order for support of the same child issued by a 7 tribunal of this state, another state , must be credited 8 against the amounts accruing or accrued for the same 9 period under a support order issued by the tribunal of 10 this state a foreign country . 11 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 252K.210 Application of 12 chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. 13 A tribunal of this state exercising personal 14 jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under 15 this chapter, under other law of this state relating to 16 a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order 17 may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant 18 to section 252K.316, communicate with a tribunal 19 outside this state pursuant to section 252K.317, and 20 obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state 21 pursuant to section 252K.318. In all other respects, 22 Articles 3 through 6 do not apply, and the tribunal 23 shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this 24 state. 25 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 252K.211 Continuing, 26 exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. 27 1. A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal 28 support order consistent with the law of this state 29 has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the 30 spousal support order throughout the existence of the 31 support obligation. 32 2. A tribunal of this state may not modify a 33 spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another 34 state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive 35 jurisdiction over that order under the law of that 36 state or foreign country. 37 3. A tribunal of this state that has continuing, 38 exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may 39 serve as any of the following: 40 a. An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal 41 of another state to enforce the spousal support order 42 issued in this state. 43 b. A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its 44 own spousal support order. 45 Sec. ___. Section 252K.301, Code 2015, is amended 46 to read as follows: 47 252K.301 Proceedings under this chapter . 48 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter , 49 this article applies to all proceedings under this 50 -12- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 12/ 64

chapter . 1 2. This chapter provides for the following 2 proceedings: 3 a. Establishment of an order for spousal support or 4 child support pursuant to article 4 . 5 b. Enforcement of a support order and income 6 withholding order of another state without registration 7 pursuant to article 5 . 8 c. Registration of an order for spousal support or 9 child support of another state for enforcement pursuant 10 to article 6 . 11 d. Modification of an order for child support or 12 spousal support issued by a tribunal of this state 13 pursuant to article 2, part 2 . 14 e. Registration of an order for child support of 15 another state for modification pursuant to article 6 . 16 f. Determination of parentage pursuant to article 17 7 . 18 g. Assertion of jurisdiction over nonresidents 19 pursuant to article 2, part 1 . 20 3. An individual movant or a support enforcement 21 agency may commence initiate a proceeding authorized 22 under this chapter by filing a petition or a comparable 23 pleading in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to 24 a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a 25 comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another 26 state or a foreign country which has or can obtain 27 personal jurisdiction over the respondent or nonmoving 28 party. 29 Sec. ___. Section 252K.302, Code 2015, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 252K.302 Action Proceeding by minor parent. 32 A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal 33 representative of a minor parent, may maintain a 34 proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the 35 minor’s child. 36 Sec. ___. Section 252K.303, Code 2015, is amended 37 to read as follows: 38 252K.303 Application of law of this state. 39 Except as otherwise provided by this chapter , a 40 responding tribunal of this state shall do all of the 41 following: 42 1. Apply the procedural and substantive law , 43 including the rules on choice of law, generally 44 applicable to similar proceedings originating in this 45 state , and may exercise all powers and provide all 46 remedies available in those proceedings. 47 2. Determine the duty of support and the amount 48 payable in accordance with the law and support 49 guidelines of this state. 50 -13- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 13/ 64

Sec. ___. Section 252K.304, Code 2015, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 252K.304 Duties of initiating tribunal. 3 1. Upon the filing of a petition or comparable 4 pleading authorized by this chapter , an initiating 5 tribunal of this state shall forward three copies 6 of the petition or comparable pleading and its 7 accompanying documents: 8 a. To the responding tribunal or appropriate 9 support enforcement agency in the responding state. 10 b. If the identity of the responding tribunal 11 is unknown, to the state information agency of the 12 responding state with a request that they be forwarded 13 to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be 14 acknowledged. 15 2. If a requested by the responding state has not 16 enacted this law or a law or procedure substantially 17 similar to this chapter , a tribunal , a tribunal of this 18 state may shall issue a certificate or other document 19 and make findings required by the law of the responding 20 state. If the responding state tribunal is in a 21 foreign jurisdiction country , upon request the tribunal 22 may of this state shall specify the amount of support 23 sought , convert that amount into the equivalent amount 24 in the foreign currency under applicable official 25 or market exchange rates as publicly reported, and 26 provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the 27 requirements of the responding state foreign tribunal . 28 Sec. ___. Section 252K.305, Code 2015, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 252K.305 Duties and powers of responding tribunal. 31 1. When a responding tribunal of this state 32 receives a petition or comparable pleading from an 33 initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to section 34 252K.301, subsection 3 2 , it shall cause the petition 35 or pleading to be filed and notify the movant where and 36 when it was filed. 37 2. A responding tribunal of this state, to the 38 extent otherwise authorized not prohibited by other 39 law, may do one or more of the following: 40 a. Issue Establish or enforce a support order, 41 modify a child support order, determine the controlling 42 child support order, or render a judgment to determine 43 parentage of a child . 44 b. Order an obligor to comply with a support order, 45 specifying the amount and the manner of compliance. 46 c. Order income withholding. 47 d. Determine the amount of any arrearages, and 48 specify a method of payment. 49 e. Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, 50 -14- H1365.2078 (2) 86 pf/tm 14/ 64