§ 93-25-707. Contest of registered Convention support order
Except as otherwise provided in this article, Sections 93-25-605 through 93-25-608 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than thirty (30) days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United […]
§ 93-25-708. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order. The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered Convention support order: Recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly incompatible […]
§ 93-25-709. Partial enforcement
If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a Convention support order.
§ 93-25-607. Contest of registration or enforcement
A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party; The order was obtained by fraud; The order has been vacated, suspended or modified by […]
§ 93-25-608. Confirmed order
Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.
§ 93-25-602. Procedure to register order for enforcement
Except as provided in Section 93-25-706, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this state: A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement; Two (2) copies, including one (1) […]
§ 93-25-603. Effect of registration for enforcement
A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state. A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as […]
§ 93-25-604. Choice of law
Except as otherwiseprovided in subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or foreigncountry governs: The nature, extent,amount and duration of current payments under a registered supportorder; The computationand payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearagesunder the support order; and The existenceand satisfaction of other obligations under the support order. In a […]
§ 93-25-605. Notice of registration of order
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. The notice must inform the […]
§ 93-25-606. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by Section 93-25-605. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the […]