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Ind. Code § 31-18.5-6-6

Procedure to contest the validity or enforcement of registered support order

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 31-18.5-1-1 to 31-18.5-9-1 (76 sections).

As added by P.L.206-2015, SEC.53.

Sec. 6. (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in Indiana shall request a hearing within the time required by section 5 of this chapter. 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 under section 7 of this chapter.

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.