Can child support be enforced internationally?

In Nebraska, it is possible to enforce child support internationally. This is thanks to the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, which was adopted by the United States in 2007. This Convention makes it possible for a child support order issued in one country to be enforced in another. In the United States, this is made possible through the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). This act allows for the enforcement of child support orders issued by the courts in one state in another state. Under this act, the foreign order can be modified, enforced, and collected as if it were an order issued by the foreign state. In Nebraska, the court will forward the request for enforcement of the order to the foreign court, and then the foreign court will decide how to best proceed with the enforcement and collection of the order. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is also able to help enforce the order. Overall, if the custodial parent of a child lives outside the United States, it is possible to enforce the child support order internationally. The Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, as well as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, are both tools that can be used in order to ensure the enforcement of child support orders in Nebraska.

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