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required by a foreign jurisdiction which is not otherwise | | required by UIFSA procedure will continue to be appropriate in | | the international context for the foreseeable future. An | | initiating tribunal is authorized to cooperate and provide | | whatever information or documentation is required or requested | | by a foreign jurisdiction. For example, a statement of the | | amount of support being requested is required by Canadian | | provinces before a tribunal will establish a support order. The | | 2001 amendment adds a duty for the initiating tribunal to state | | the amount of foreign currency equivalent to that request; there | | is a corresponding duty of a responding tribunal to convert the | | foreign currency into dollars if the foreign initiating tribunal | | does not, Section 305(f). |
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| | | The reference to "the applicable official or market exchange | | rate" takes into account the present practices of | | international money markets. A few countries continue to | | maintain an official exchange rate for their currency. The | | vast majority of countries recognize the fact that the value | | of their currency is subject to daily market fluctuations that | | are reported on the financial pages of many daily newspapers. | | Thus, in the example described above, a request for a specific | | amount of support in U.S. dollars, which is to be translated | | into Canadian dollars on a specific date, will inevitably have | | a variable value as the foreign currency rises or falls | | against the U.S. dollar. |
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| | | Sec. 15. 19-A MRSA §3005, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. | | B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Powers of responding tribunal. A responding tribunal of | this State, to the extent otherwise authorized | | by other law, may: |
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| | | A. Issue or enforce a support order, modify a child | | support order, determine the controlling child support | | order or render a judgment to determine parentage; |
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| | | B. Order an obligor to comply with a support order, | | specifying the amount and the manner of compliance; |
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| | | C. Order income withholding; |
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| | | D. Determine the amount of any arrearages and specify a | | method of payment; |
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| | | E. Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both; |
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| | | F. Set aside property for satisfaction of the support | | order; |
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