North Carolina § 52C-7-704 - Initiation by Department of support proceeding under Convention.

§ 52C-7-704. Initiation by Department of support proceeding under Convention.

In a support proceeding under this Article, the Department shall do the following: Transmit and receive applications. Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State. The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention: Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order. Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this State. Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child. Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under G.S. 52C-7-708(b)(2), (4), or (9). Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or foreign country. The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order: Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this State. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. A tribunal of this State may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention. History (2015-117, s. 1.)