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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.
2. A notice must inform the nonregistering party:
a. That a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state;
b. That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within twenty days after notice unless the registered order is subject to section 14-12.2-47.7;
c. That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages; and
d. Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.
3. If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, a notice must also:
a. Identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any;
b. Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order;
c. State that the procedures provided in subsection 2 apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and
d. State that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.
4. Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to the income-withholding requirements of chapter 14-09.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 14. Domestic Relations and Persons § 14-12.2-39. Notice of registration of order - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-14-domestic-relations-and-persons/nd-cent-code-sect-14-12-2-39/
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