23-9,305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. - Kansas Statutes

23-9,305

Chapter 23.--DOMESTIC RELATIONS Part 3.--CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION Article 9.--UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

      23-9,305.   Duties and powers of responding tribunal.(a) When a responding tribunal of this state receives apetitionor comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant tosubsection (c) of K.S.A. 23-9,301 and amendments thereto (proceedings underthis act), itshallcause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner only bypersonal service or registered mail, returnreceipt requested where and when it was filed.

      (b)   A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent otherwise authorizedby law, may do one or more of the following:

      (1)   Issue or enforce a support order, modify a child support order or rendera judgment to determine parentage;

      (2)   order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amountand the manner of compliance;

      (3)   order income withholding;

      (4)   determine the amount of any arrearages, and specify a method of payment;

      (5)   enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;

      (6)   set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;

      (7)   place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;

      (8)   order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's currentresidential address, telephone number, employer, address of employment andtelephone number at the place of employment;

      (9)   issue a bench warrant for an obligor who has failed after proper noticeto appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the bench warrant inany local and state computer systems for criminal warrants;

      (10)   order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;

      (11)   award reasonable attorney fees and other fees and costs; and

      (12)   grant any other available remedy.

      (c)   A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support orderissued under this act, or in the documents accompanying the order, thecalculations on which the support order is based.

      (d)   A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of asupport order issued under this act upon compliance by a party with provisionsfor visitation.

      (e)   If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under this act,the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to thepetitioner only by personal service or registered mail, return receiptrequested and the respondent and to the initiatingtribunal, if any.

      History:   L. 1994, ch. 301, § 48;L. 1997, ch. 182, § 39; July 3.