81-8-301. Proceedings under chapter.
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Effective 9/1/2025
81-8-301. Proceedings under chapter.
(1)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this part applies to all proceedings under this chapter.
(2)An individual petitioner or a child support services agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426 , 2025 General Session