23-9,301.   Proceedings under act. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, K.S.A. 23-9,301 through 23-9,319 and amendments thereto apply to all proceedings under this act.

      (b)   This act provides for the following proceedings:

      (1)   Establishment of an order for spousal support or child support pursuant to K.S.A. 23-9,401 and amendments thereto;

      (2)   enforcement of a support order and income withholding order of another state without registration pursuant to K.S.A. 23-9,501 and 23-9,502 and amendments thereto;

      (3)   registration of an order for spousal support or child support of another state for enforcement pursuant to K.S.A. 23-9,601 through 23-9,612 and amendments thereto;

      (4)   modification of an order for child support or spousal support issued by a tribunal of this state pursuant to K.S.A. 23-9,203 through 23-9,206 and amendments thereto;

      (5)   registration of an order for child support of another state for modification pursuant to K.S.A. 23-9,601 through 23-9,612 and amendments thereto;

      (6)   determination of parentage pursuant to K.S.A. 23-9,701 and amendments thereto; and

      (7)   assertion of jurisdiction over nonresidents pursuant to K.S.A. 23-9,201 and 23-9,202 and amendments thereto.

      (c)   An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this act by filing a petition 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.

      History:   L. 1994, ch. 301, § 44; L. 1997, ch. 182, § 37; July 3.