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RI Gen L § 15-23.1-502 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-502 - Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state.

§ 15-23.1-502. Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state.(a) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.(b) The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this state.(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section and § 15-23.1-503, the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with terms of the order, which specify:(1) The duration and amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain;(2) The person designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded;(3) Medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, stated as a sum certain, or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment;(4) The amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal, and the obligee's attorney, state [stated] as sums certain; and(5) The amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain.(d) An employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to:(1) The employer's fee for processing an income withholding order;(2) The maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income; and(3) The times within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-503 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-503 - Employer's compliance with two or more income-withholding orders.

§ 15-23.1-503. Employer's compliance with two or more income-withholding orders.If an obligor's employer receives two (2) or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for two (2) or more child support obligees.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-504 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-504 - Immunity from civil liability.

§ 15-23.1-504. Immunity from civil liability.An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability to any individual or agency with regard to the employer's withholding of child support from the obligor's income.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-505 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-505 - Penalties for noncompliance.

§ 15-23.1-505. Penalties for noncompliance.An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-506 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-506 - Contest by obligor.

§ 15-23.1-506. Contest by obligor.(a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in Article 6, or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.(b) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:(1) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;(2) Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and(3) The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-507 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-507 - Administrative enforcement of orders.

§ 15-23.1-507. Administrative enforcement of orders.(a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state.(b) Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this state to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-601 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-601 - Registration of order for enforcement.

§ 15-23.1-601. Registration of order for enforcement.A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state may be registered in this state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-602 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-602 - Procedure to register order for enforcement.

§ 15-23.1-602. Procedure to register order for enforcement.(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 15-23.1-706, a support order or income-withholding order of another state may be registered in this state or foreign support order by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this state:(1) A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement;(2) Two (2) copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order;(3) A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage;(4) The name of the obligor and, if known;(i) The obligor's address and social security number;(ii) The name and address of the obligor's employer and any other source of income of the obligor; and(iii) A description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution; and(5) Except as otherwise provided in section 15-23.1-312, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the person to whom support payments are to be remitted.(b) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.(c) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought.(d) If two (2) or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall:(1) furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section;(2) specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and(3) specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any.(e) A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-603 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-603 - Effect of registration for enforcement.

§ 15-23.1-603. Effect of registration for enforcement.(a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.(c) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-604 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-604 - Choice of law.

§ 15-23.1-604. Choice of law.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs: (1) the nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order; (2) the computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order; and (3) the existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the support order.(b) In a proceeding for arrears under a registered support order, the statute of limitation of this state or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies.(c) A responding tribunal of this state shall apply the procedures and remedies of this state to enforce current support and collect arrears and interest due on a support order of another state or foreign country registered in this state.(d) After a tribunal of this or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a tribunal of this state shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order, including its law on interest on arrears, on current and future support, and on consolidated arrears.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 132, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-605 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-605 - Notice of registration of order.

§ 15-23.1-605. Notice of registration of order.(a) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.(b) A notice must inform the non-registering party:(1) That a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state;(2) That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within twenty (20) days after notice unless the registered order is under § 15-23.1-707;(3) That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages, and precludes further contest of that order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted; and(4) Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.(c) If the registering party asserts that two (2) or more orders are in effect, a notice must also:(1) Identify the two (2) or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any;(2) Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order;(3) State that the procedures provided in subsection (b) apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and(4) State that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.(d) Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to the income-withholding law of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-606 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-606 - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.

§ 15-23.1-606. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.(a) A non-registering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by section 605. The non-registering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to § 15-23.1-607.(b) If the non-registering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.(c) If a non-registering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for a hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-607 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-607 - Contest of registration or enforcement.

§ 15-23.1-607. Contest of registration or enforcement.(a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses:(1) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party;(2) The order was obtained by fraud;(3) The order has been vacated, suspended, or modified by a later order;(4) The issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal;(5) There is a defense under the law of this state to the remedy sought;(6) Full or partial payment has been made;(7) The statute of limitations under § 15-23.1-604 (Choice of law) precludes enforcement of some or all of the arrearages; or(8) The alleged controlling order is not the controlling order.(b) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection (a) of this section, a tribunal may stay enforcement of a registered support order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence, and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested portion of the registered support order may be enforced by all remedies available under the law of this state.(c) If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection (a) of this section to the validity or enforcement of a registered support order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-608 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-608 - Confirmed order.

§ 15-23.1-608. Confirmed order.Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and a hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-609 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-609 - Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.

§ 15-23.1-609. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in §§ 15-23.1-601 — 15-23.1-608, if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-610 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-610 - Effect of registration for modification.

§ 15-23.1-610. Effect of registration for modification.A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered order may be modified only if the requirements of § 15-23.1-611 or 15-23.1-613 have been met.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-611 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-611 - Modification of child support order of another state.

§ 15-23.1-611. Modification of child support order of another state.(a) If § 15-23.1-613 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this state may modify a child support order issued in another state which is registered in this state if after notice and hearing the tribunal finds that:(1) The following requirements are met:(i) Neither child, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the obligor resides in the issuing state;(ii) A petitioner who is a nonresident of this state seeks modification; and(iii) The respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state; or(2) This state is the residence of the child, or a party who is an individual, is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state and all of the parties who are individuals have filed consent in a record in the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.(b) Modification of a registered child support order is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a tribunal of this state and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner.(c) A tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state, including the duration of the obligation of support. If two (2) or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and child, the order that controls and must be so recognized under § 15-23.1-207 establishes the aspects of the support order which are non-modifiable.(d) In a proceeding to modify a child-support order, the law of the state that is determined to have issued the initial controlling order governs the duration of the obligation of support. The obligor's fulfillment of the duty of support established by that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of this state.(e) On issuance of an order by a tribunal of this state modifying a child support order issued in another state, the tribunal of this state becomes the tribunal of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (e) and subsection 15-23.1-201(b), a tribunal of this state retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of this state if:(1) One party resides in another state; and(2) The other party resides outside the United States.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-612 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-612 - Recognition of order modified in another state.

§ 15-23.1-612. Recognition of order modified in another state.If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state:(1) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;(2) May provide other appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and(3) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2.
RI Gen L § 15-23.1-613 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Section 15-23.1-613 - Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.

§ 15-23.1-613. Jurisdiction to modify support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.(a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.(b) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, §§ 15-23.1-101 — 15-23.1-209, this Article, and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the enforcement or modification. Articles 3, 4, 5, §§ 15-23.1-301 — 15-23.1-507, 7 and 8, §§ 15-23.1-701 — 15-23.1-802, do not apply.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15.