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Petition to Enforce Duty to Pay Spousal Support when Respondent is in Another State IN THE __________COURT OF _______COUNTY, STATE OF ___________ ________________ PETITIONER VS. CAUSE NO. __________ ________________ RESPONDENT PETITION TO ENFORCE DUTY TO PAY SPOUSAL SUPPORT Comes now ________________ , Petitioner herein, and files this Petition to Enforce Duty to Pay Spousal Support, and would state in support thereof the following:I. Petitioner resides at of _______________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code), and is above the age of twenty-one (21) years of age. II. That on ________ (date), a divorce decree was entered by the _____________ ____________________ (Name and Location of Court), and a true and correct copy of this Decree is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and is incorporated into this Petition. III. That ________________ , Respondent herein has violated the terms of said Decree by failing and refusing to pay the required spousal report, to-wit: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (State facts regarding refusal to pay and the amount). IV. Respondent is above the age of twenty-one (21) years of age and years of age and resides at of _______________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code. V. Petitioner has been informed and believes and therefore alleges that Respondent is employed at _______________ (Name of Employer) at ________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code); that Respondent's approximate earnings are $_____________ per week; that his approximate living expenses are $__________ per week; and that Respondent has no dependents to whom he owes a duty of support other than the Petitioner. VI. Living expenses for Petitioner amount to $____________ per week. Petitioner works at _____________________ (Name of Employer) at ______________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) and petitioner’s approximate earnings are $_____________ per week. VII.Respondent has failed and refused to provide support to Petitioner in accordance with her needs, and such failure and refusal has continued for _____________ (time, such as eleven months ). Since ___________ (date of default), Respondent has contributed nothing toward Petitioner’s support. VIII. Under the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, Petitioner is entitled to a certificate by this Court that the Respondent owes a duty of support to Petitioner. It is necessary that such a certificate be made in order that the ______________________ (Name and location of Court) may obtain jurisdiction of the Respondent or his property and that this Court cause certified copies of this Petition and the papers attached to it, the certificate of this court, and an authenticated copy of this Act, to be transmitted to the Court of the responding State _______________ (i.e., State in which Respondent now lives). IX. Petitioner agrees to pay the costs and fees to be incurred in this proceeding. X. Respondent is within the jurisdiction of ______________________ (Name and location of Court) , which State has enacted a law substantially similar to the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act of this State. WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests that this Court certify that this Petition sets forth facts from which it may be determined by the ____________________________ (Name and location of Court) , that Respondent owes a duty of support to Petitioner and cause three certified copies of the certificate, this Petition, and the attached Exhibit, together with an authenticated copy of the Act, to be transmitted to the _______________ (Name and location of Court ) for further procedure under the reciprocal laws of ____________________ (Name of State of Petitioner) and __________________ (Name of State of Respondent). Respectfully submitted this the _____ day of ______________, 20___ by the undersigned Petitioner. _________________________ Name of Petitioner