Section 146A — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Application for maintenance of child in respect of person resident outside New Zealand

146A Application for maintenance of child in respect of person resident outside New Zealand (1) An application may be made to the Family Court for a provisional maintenance order in respect of a child against a person who is proved— (a) To be resident in a country outside New Zealand; or (b) To have left New Zealand with the intention of residing in a country outside New Zealand. (2) Any such application shall be dealt with in accordance with sections 145B to 145I of this Act as if those sections applied with necessary modifications, except that, in determining whether or not to make an order and its duration, the Court shall also have regard to— (a) Whether the respondent is a person from whom child support under the Child Support Act 1991 may be sought in respect of the child; and (b) Whether the respondent is resident in a country with which New Zealand has entered into a reciprocal agreement for enforcement of child support. (3) Every application made under this section shall be treated as an application for a provisional order in accordance with section 147 of this Act. (4) The provisions of sections 91 and 92 of this Act shall apply to any application under this section. Section 146A and the preceding heading were inserted, as from 1 July 1994, by section 11 Family Proceedings Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 32).