HF892 Bill Summary

• Updates Minnesota's Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (Chapter 518C) to recognize foreign countries and foreign support orders on the same basis as interstate support orders.

• Expands definitions and procedures to include foreign tribunals, foreign support orders, and foreign countries that have reciprocal child support arrangements or laws substantially similar to Minnesota's procedures.

• Establishes new sections (518C.701-518C.713) to implement the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, including procedures for registration, recognition, and enforcement of convention support orders.

• Modifies jurisdictional and modification procedures to address situations involving foreign countries, including allowing Minnesota courts to modify foreign child support orders under specified circumstances and to serve as responding tribunals for foreign support proceedings.

• The act becomes effective upon the United States' ratification and deposit of the Hague Convention instrument with the Hague Conference on Private International Law.