2005 Minnesota Statutes

     518C.304 Duties of initiating tribunal. 

    (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this 
 chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward 
 three copies of the petition and its accompanying documents: 

    (1) to the responding tribunal or appropriate support 
 enforcement agency in the responding state; or 

    (2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, 
 to the state information agency of the responding state with a 
 request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and 
 that receipt be acknowledged. 

    (b) If a responding state has not enacted this chapter or a 
 law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter, a 
 tribunal of this state may issue a certificate or other 
 documents and make findings required by the law of the 
 responding state.  If the responding state is a foreign 
 jurisdiction, the tribunal may specify the amount of support 
 sought and provide other documents necessary to satisfy the 
 requirements of the responding state. 

    HIST: 1994 c 630 art 3 s 4; 1997 c 203 art 6 s 53