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request for enforcement of its order by a tribunal of another | | State if its order is controlling, see Section 207, or to | | request reconciliation of the arrears and interest due on its | | order if another order is controlling. |
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| | | Subsection (b) reiterates that the issuing State has | | jurisdiction to serve as a responding State to enforce its own | | order at the request of another State. |
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| | | The 2001 amendments moved the second sentence in Subsection | | (b) to Section 210, infra, and moved Subsection (c) to Section | | 211, infra. |
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| | | §2967.__Determination of controlling child support orders |
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| | | 1.__Recognition of orders; one tribunal.__If a proceeding is | | brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a | | child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and | | must be so recognized. |
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| | | 2.__Recognition of orders; 2 or more tribunals.__If a | | proceeding is brought under this chapter and 2 or more child | | support orders have been issued by tribunals of this State or | | another state with regard to the same obligor and same child, | | a tribunal of this State having personal jurisdiction over | | both the obligor and individual obligee shall apply the | | following rules and by order shall determine which order | | controls. |
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| | | A.__If only one of the tribunals has continuing, exclusive | | jurisdiction under this chapter, the order of that | | tribunal controls and must be so recognized. |
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| | | B.__If more than one of the tribunals has continuing, | | exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter: |
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| | | (1)__An order issued by a tribunal in the home state | | of the child controls; or |
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| | | (2)__If an order has not been issued in the home | | state of the child, the order most recently issued | | controls. |
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| | | C.__If none of the tribunals have continuing, exclusive | | jurisdiction under this chapter, the tribunal of this | | State shall issue a child support order, which controls. |
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| | | 3.__Request for order.__If 2 or more child support orders | | have been issued for the same obligor and same child, upon | | request of a party who is an individual or a support | | enforcement agency, a tribunal of this State having personal | | jurisdiction over both the obligor and the obligee who is an | | individual shall |
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