§ 35102 Definitions
§ 35103 State Tribunal and Support Enforcement Agency
§ 35104 Remedies Cumulative
§ 35105 Application of Act to Resident of Foreign Country and\r\nForeign Support Proceeding
§ 35204 Simultaneous Proceedings
§ 35201 Bases for Jurisdiction over Nonresident
§ 35202 Duration of Personal Jurisdiction
§ 35203 Initiating and Responding Tribunal of State
§ 35204 v2 Simultaneous Proceedings
§ 35206 Continuing Jurisdiction to Enforce Child-Support Order
§ 35207 Determination of Controlling Child-Support Order
§ 35208 Child-Support Orders for Two or More Obligees
§ 35209 Credit for Payments
§ 35314 Limited Immunity of Petitioner
§ 35301 Proceedings Under Act
§ 35302 Proceeding by Minor Parent
§ 35303 Application of Law of State
§ 35304 Duties of Initiating Tribunal
§ 35305 Duties and Powers of Responding Tribunal
§ 35306 Inappropriate Tribunal
§ 35307 Duties of Support Enforcement Agency
§ 35308 Duty of Administrative Hearings Officer or Unified Courts of Guam
§ 35309 Private Counsel
§ 35310 Duties of Child Support Enforcement Division
§ 35311 Pleadings and Accompanying Documents
§ 35313 Costs and Fees
§ 35314 v2 Limited Immunity of Petitioner
§ 35315 Nonparentage as Defense
§ 35316 Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure
§ 35317 Communications Between Tribunals
§ 35318 Assistance with Discovery
§ 35319 Receipt and Disbursement of Payments
§ 35401 Establishment of Support Order
§ 35402 Proceeding to Determine Parentage
§ 35502 Employer\’s Compliance with Income-Withholding Order of\r\nAnother State
§ 35507 Administrative Enforcement of Orders
§ 35502 v2 Employer\’s Compliance with Income-Withholding Order of Another State
§ 35504 Immunity from Civil Liability
§ 35505 Penalties for Noncompliance
§ 35506 Contest by Obligor
§ 35507 v2 Administrative Enforcement of Orders
§ 35601 Registration of Order for Enforcement
§ 35602 Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement
§ 35603 Effect of Registration for Enforcement
§ 35604 Choice of Law
§ 35605 Notice of Registration of Order
§ 35607 Contest of Registration or Enforcement
§ 35608 Confirmed Order
§ 35609 Procedure to Register Child-Support Order of Another\r\nState for Modification
§ 35610 Effect of Registration for Modification
§ 35611 Modification of Child-Support Order of Another State
§ 35612 Recognition of Order Modified in Another State
§ 35613 Jurisdiction to Modify Child-Support Order of Another\r\nState When Individual Parties Reside in this State
§ 35614 Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification
§ 35615 Jurisdiction to Modify Child-Support Order of Foreign\r\nCountry
§ 35616 Procedure to Register Child-Support Order of Foreign\r\nCountry for Modification
§ 35701 Definitions
§ 35702 Applicability
§ 35703 Relationship of Child Support Enforcement Division to\r\nUnited States Central Authority
§ 35705 Direct Request
§ 35706 Registration of Convention Support Order
§ 35707 Contest of Registered Convention Support Order
§ 35708 Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Convention\r\nSupport Order
§ 35709 Partial Enforcement
§ 35710 Foreign Support Agreement
§ 35711 Modification of Convention Child-Support Order
§ 35712 Personal Information; Limit on Use
§ 35713 Record in Original Language; English Translation
§ 35801 Grounds for Rendition
§ 35802 Conditions of Rendition
§ 35901 Uniformity of Application and Construction
§ 35902 Transitional Provision
§ 35903 Severability
§ 35904 Repeals
§ 35905 Effective Date

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  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.