(a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this article.
(b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall:
Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state,or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;
Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;
Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information asto income and property of the parties;
Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt ofnotice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;
Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt ofcommunication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and
Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
(c) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:
To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or
If two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order hasnot been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.
A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcementof a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.
A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of thisstate to issue a child support order and an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to section 14-5-319.
This article does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or otherfiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.
Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1590, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: (b)(4) and (b)(5) amended, p. 537, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1251, § 16, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2015: (b)(1), (b)(4), (b)(5), and (e) amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 551, § 18, effective July 1.