Tex.
Fam. Code Section 159.710
Foreign Support Agreement
(a)
Except as otherwise provided by Subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.(b)
An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:(1)
the complete text of the foreign support agreement; and(2)
a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.(c)
A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.(d)
In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:(1)
recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;(2)
the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;(3)
the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state; or(4)
the record submitted under Subsection (b) lacks authenticity or integrity.(e)
A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
Source:
Section 159.710 — Foreign Support Agreement, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.159.htm#159.710 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
