Sec. 105. Application of Act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
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Sec. 105. Application of Act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
(a)A tribunal of this State shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7, to a support proceeding involving:
(1)a foreign support order;
(2)a foreign tribunal; or
(3)an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
(b)A tribunal of this State that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6.
(c)Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, Article 7 controls.