Vermont § 1304 - Duties of initiating tribunal

§ 1304. Duties of initiating tribunal

• (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this title, an initiating tribunal of
  this State or the Office of Child Support shall forward one copy of the petition and
  its accompanying documents: (1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding
  state; or (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 or the Office of
  Child Support 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 or the Office of Child Support shall specify
  the amount of support sought to 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. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)