§ 580-301. Proceedings under article. (a) Except as otherwise provided
in this article, this part applies to all proceedings under this
article.

(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may
initiate a proceeding authorized under this article 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 or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal
jurisdiction over the respondent.