Ark. Code Ann. § 9-17-606

Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 9–9 (78 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State of Washington v. Thompson (1999)

Most recently applied in State of Washington v. Thompson (December 1999)

Acts 1993, No. 468, § 1; 1997, No. 1063, §§ 15, 16; 2015, No. 888, § 1.

(1) 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 § 9-17-605. 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 remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to § 9-17-607.

(2) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.

(3) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.