Application of Act to Resident of Foreign Country and

Foreign Support Proceeding.

(a)A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6 and, as applicable, Article 7, to a support proceeding involving:

(1)a foreign support order;

(2)a foreign tribunal; or

(3)an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b)A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6.

(c)Article 7 applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, Article 7 controls. ---------ARTICLE 2 JURISDICTION