{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-252k.710","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 252K.710","heading":"Foreign support agreement.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.\n2. An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:\na. A complete text of the foreign support agreement.\nb. A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.\n3. 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.\n4. In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds any of the following:\na. Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy.\nb. The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification.\nc. 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.\nd. The record submitted under subsection 2 lacks authenticity or integrity.\n5. 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.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 252K - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","Article 7 - SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/252K.710.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"24d51f1b5642a8888cdfc34764970ea9a3cc67733edf3fe8c694f69ec7977588","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-252k.709","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-252k.711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}