14-12.2-47.4. (704) Initiation by department of health and human services of support proceeding under convention.

1. In a support proceeding under the convention, the department of health and human services of this state shall: a. Transmit and receive applications; and b. Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.

2. The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention:

a. Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order; b. Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state; c. Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, where necessary, determination of parentage of a child; d. Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under subdivision b, d, or i of subsection 2 of section 14-12.2-47.8; e. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and f. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or foreign country.

3. The following support proceedings are available under the convention to an obligor against whom there is an existing support order: a. Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state; b. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and c. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or foreign country.