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Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-601-307: Duties of support enforcement agency

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A. A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request,

shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under the

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

B. A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing

services to the petitioner shall:

1. Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal

of this state, another state or a foreign country to obtain

jurisdiction over the respondent;

2. Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and

place for a hearing;

3. Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information,

including information as to income and property of the parties;

4. Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and

legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an

initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the

notice to the petitioner;

5. Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and

legal holidays, after receipt of a communication in a record from

the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the

communication to the petitioner; and

6. Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent

cannot be obtained.

C. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests

registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement

or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:

1. To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling

order; or

2. If two or more child support orders exist and the identity

of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a

request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having

jurisdiction to do so.

D. A support enforcement agency of this state that requests

registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or

judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts

stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in

dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as

publicly reported.

E. A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or

request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and

an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current

support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support

enforcement agency of another state pursuant to Section 601-319 of

this title.

F. The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act does not create or

negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary

relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney

for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.

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