(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, this article applies to all proceedings under this act.
(2) This act provides for the following proceedings:(a) Establishment of an order for spousal support or child support pursuant to part IV;
(b) Enforcement of a support order and income-withholding order of another state without registration pursuant to part V;
(c) Registration of an order for spousal support or child support of another state for enforcement pursuant to part VI;
(d) Modification of an order for child support or spousal support issued by a tribunal of this state pursuant to ss. 88.2031-88.2061; (e) Registration of an order for child support of another state for modification pursuant to part VI;
(f) Determination of parentage pursuant to part VII; and
(g) Assertion of jurisdiction over nonresidents pursuant to ss. 88.2011-88.2021. (3) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this act by filing a petition or a comparable pleading in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
1Note.—Section 81, ch. 2011-92, provides that “[e]xcept as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon the earlier of 90 days following Congress amending 42 U.S.C. s. 666(f) to allow or require states to adopt the 2008 version of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, or 90 days following the state obtaining a waiver of its state plan requirement under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.” Section 16, ch. 2011-92, amended s. 88.3011, to read:88.3011 Proceedings under this act.—
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, this part applies to all proceedings under this act.
(2) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this act by filing a petition or a comparable pleading in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
