RCW 26.21A.623
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(1)Except as otherwise provided in subsections
(3)and
(4)of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.
(2)An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:
(a)A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and
(b)A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.
(3)A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
(4)In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:
(a)Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;
(b)The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;
(c)The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state; or
(d)The record submitted under subsection
(2)of this section lacks authenticity or integrity.
(5)A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
[ 2015 c 214 s 55 .]
Notes:
Effective date — Conflict with federal requirements — Waiver — 2015 c 214: See notes following RCW 26.21A.010 .
Denial of waiver — 2015 c 214: See note following RCW 26.21A.115 .