252K.304 - DUTIES OF INITIATING TRIBUNAL. - Iowa Statutes

252K.304 DUTIES OF INITIATING TRIBUNAL. 1. Upon the filing of a petition or comparable pleading authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward three copies of the petition or comparable pleading and its accompanying documents: a. To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state. b. 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. 2. If a responding state has not enacted this law or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter, a tribunal of this state may issue a certificate or other document 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.          Section History: Recent Form 97 Acts, ch 175, §137