§576B-704  Initiation by support enforcement agency of support proceeding under Convention.  (a)  In a support proceeding under this article, the support enforcement agency of this State shall:

     (1)  Transmit and receive applications; and

     (2)  Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State.

     (b)  The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention:

     (1)  Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;

     (2)  Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this State;

     (3)  Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;

     (4)  Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under section 576B‑708(b)(2), (4), or (9);

     (5)  Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and

     (6)  Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

     (c)  The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:

     (1)  Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this State;

     (2)  Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and

     (3)  Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

     (d)  A tribunal of this State may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention. [L 2015, c 77, pt of §1]