American Samoa § 42.0437 - Transmission of complaint and other documents to responding state.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 42.0437 — Transmission of complaint and other documents to responding state., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42.0437. Transmission of complaint and other documents to responding state.
If the district court, acting as an initiating state, finds that the petition sets forth facts from which it may be determined that the defendant owes a duty of support and that a court of the responding state may obtain jurisdiction of the defendant or his property, it shall so certify and shall cause 3 copies of the complaint, its certificate and this chapter to be transmitted to the court in the responding state. If the name and address of such court is unknown and the responding state has an in-formation agency comparable to that established in this territory under 42.0409, it shall cause such copies to be transmitted to the state information agency or other proper official of the responding state, with a request that it forward them to the proper court, and that the court of the responding state acknowledge their receipt to the court of the initiating state. Amendments: 1979 Substituted reference to district court reference to the High Court.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About American Samoa § 42.0437
What does American Samoa Code Annotated § 42.0437 cover?
Section 42.0437 ("Transmission of complaint and other documents to responding state.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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