- Consolidated Laws - Family Court
Part 4. Establishment of support order.
S 580-401. Petition to establish support order. (a) If a support
order entitled to recognition under this article has not been issued, a
responding tribunal of this state may issue a support order if:
(1) the individual seeking the order resides in another state; or
(2) the support enforcement agency seeking the order is located in
another state.
(b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if:
(1) the respondent has signed a verified statement acknowledging
parentage;
(2) the respondent has been determined by or pursuant to law to be the
parent; or
(3) there is other clear and convincing evidence that the respondent
is the child`s parent.
(c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an
obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order
directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to section
580-305 (duties and powers of responding tribunal).
