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suspension or revocation is sought as a remedy for alleged | | noncompliance with the terms of the order, the substantive and | | procedural rules of the responding State apply. Whether the | | range of application of the remedy in the responding State is | | wider or narrower than that available in the issuing State is | | irrelevant. The responding tribunal will apply the familiar law | | of its State, and is neither expected nor authorized to consider | | the law of the issuing State. In short, the path in enforcing | | the order of a tribunal of another State is identical to the | | path followed for enforcing an order of the responding State. | | The authorization of a later filing to comply with local law | | contemplates that interstate pleadings may be liberally amended | | to conform to local practice. |
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| | | The 2001 amendments adding Subsections (d) and (e) amplify the | | procedures to be followed when two or more child-support | | orders exist and registration for enforcement or modification | | is sought. In such instances, the requester is directed to | | furnish the tribunal with sufficient information and | | documentation so that the tribunal may make determinations of | | the controlling order and of the amount of consolidated | | arrears and interest as provided by Section 207, supra. |
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| | | Sec. 36. 19-A MRSA §3153, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 | | and affected by Pt. E, §2, is repealed and the following | | enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__Current payments, other obligations and arrearages under | | order.__Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the law | | of the issuing state governs: |
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| | | A.__The nature, extent, amount and duration of current | | payments under a registered support order; |
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| | | B.__The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual | | of interest on the arrearages under the support order; and |
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| | | C.__The existence and satisfaction of other obligations | | under the support order. |
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| | | 2.__Proceeding for arrears.__In a proceeding for arrears | | under a registered support order, the statute of limitation of | | this State or of the issuing state, whichever is for a longer | | period of time, applies. |
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| | | 3.__Procedures and remedies of this State. A responding | | tribunal of this State shall apply the procedures and remedies | | of this State to enforce current support and collect arrears | | and |
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