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KRS 407.5605

Notice of registration of order

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 407–407 (126 sections).

Effective: July 15, 2016 History: Amended 2016 Ky

(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 shall be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.

(2) A notice shall inform the nonregistering party:

(a) That a registered support 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 shall be requested within twenty (20) days of the notice unless the registered order is under KRS 407.5707;

(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 (2) or more orders are in effect, a notice shall also:

(a) Identify the two (2) 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) of this section 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 KRS 403.215 or 405.465.

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