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The Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA), passed in 1950, concerns interstate cooperation in the collection of spousal and child support. [1] The law establishes procedures for enforcement in cases in which the person owing alimony or child support is in one state and the person to whom the support is owed is in another state (hence the word "reciprocal").
The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) is one of the uniform acts drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in the United States. First developed in 1992 [ 1 ] the NCCUSL revised the act in 1996 [ 2 ] and again in 2001 [ 3 ] with additional amendments in 2008. [ 4 ]
Child Support Guidelines, [27] based on the Income Shares model [13] Child Support Enforcement Program [28] Georgia Child Support Guidelines [29] Office of Child Support Services [30] Hawaii Child Support Guidelines [31] Child Support Enforcement Agency [32] Idaho R. Civ. Pro. 6(c)(6) [33] Child Support Services [34] Illinois Child Support ...
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In the U.S., in contrast, non-payment of child support may be treated as a criminal offense or a civil offense, and it can result in a prison or jail term. In New York, continuous failure to provide child support is an E felony punishable by up to 4 years in prison. In addition, child-support debtors are subject to fines and property seizure.
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Three forms of maintenance form the core of the convention and are defined in article 2: obligations towards children below the age of 21 (or 18, if a reservation is made) spousal support in a case linked to child support; spousal support (with limited governmental assistance in obtaining results)
A court that has made a child-custody determination consistent with UCCJEA has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until either (1) that court determines that neither the child, the child's parents, nor any person acting as a parent has a significant connection with the State that made the original order and that ...