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UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (2001)

PURPOSE:
UIFSA limits child and family support orders to a single state, eliminating interstate jurisdictional disputes. Amendments were added in 2001 to clarify many of the provisions of the Act, increasing its usefulness.

ORIGIN:
Completed by the Uniform Law Commissioners in 2001. The 1996 UIFSA has been adopted in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

APPROVED BY:
American Bar Association

STATE ADOPTIONS:
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Illinois
Maine
Mississippi
Nebraska


Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

 

2009 INTRODUCTIONS:
New Jersey




 
For any further information regarding the 2001 Amendments to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, please contact Eric Fish or Katie Robinson at 312-450-6600.
 
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