Guam § 35706 - Registration of Convention Support Order.

§ 35706. Registration of Convention Support Order.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a party who is an

individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a

Convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided

in Article 6.

(b) Notwithstanding §§ 35311 and 35602(a), a request for

registration of a Convention support order must be accompanied by:

(1) a complete text of the support order or an abstract or

extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal,

which may be in the form recommended by the Hague Conference

on Private International Law;

(2) a record stating that the support order is enforceable in the

issuing country;

(3) if the respondent did not appear and was not represented in

the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as

appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the

proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent

had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be

heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal;

(4) a record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date

the amount was calculated;

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(5) a record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment

of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to

make the appropriate calculations; and

(6) if necessary, a record showing the extent to which the

applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.

(c) A request for registration of a Convention support order may

seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order.

(d) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a

Convention support order without the filing of a contest under § 35707

only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and

enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public

policy.

(e) The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration

or the order vacating the registration of a Convention support order.