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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The department may certify in writing to any appropriate board that a support obligor is not in compliance with a court order of support if:
(1) The obligor does not timely request a hearing upon service of a notice issued under § 15-11.1-3 and is not in compliance with a court order of support thirty-one (31) days after service of the notice or mailing of the notice;
(2) The family court issues a decision or order after a hearing that finds the obligor is not in compliance with a court order of support, and the obligor has not appealed the decision within any applicable appeal period provided by law for appeals of a decision or order of a magistrate of the family court; or
(3) After a decision or order of the family court has been appealed, a decision or order of the Rhode Island supreme court which determines or affirms that the obligor is not in compliance with a court order of support.
(b) The department's certification shall include a copy of the decision or order of the court, where applicable. The department shall send by first class mail a copy of any certification of noncompliance filed with a board to the obligor at the obligor's most recent address of record.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island General Laws Title 15. Domestic Relations § 15-11.1-6. Certification of noncompliance - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-15-domestic-relations/ri-gen-laws-sect-15-11-1-6/
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