Guam § 35304 - Duties of Initiating Tribunal.

§ 35304. Duties of Initiating Tribunal.

(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this Act, an initiating

tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying

documents:

(1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support

enforcement agency in the responding state; or

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(2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the

state information agency of the responding state with a request that

they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be

acknowledged.

(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state

shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by

the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign

country, upon request the tribunal of this state shall specify the amount

of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the

foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as

publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy

the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.