A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this article, under other laws of this State relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State pursuant to Section 63-17-3360, communicate with a tribunal outside this State pursuant to Section 63-17-3370, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this State pursuant to Section 63-17-3380. In all other respects, Parts III through VI do not apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this State.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 361, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 33 (S.500), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2015 Act No. 33, Section 1, inserted "laws" before "of this State relating"; substituted "or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State" for "or recognizing a support order of a foreign country or political subdivision on the basis of comity may receive evidence from another state"; twice substituted "a tribunal outside this State" for "a tribunal of another state"; and substituted "Parts III through VI" for "Parts III through VII".