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252K.606 PROCEDURE TO CONTEST VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT
OF REGISTERED ORDER.
1. A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or
enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a
hearing within twenty days after the date of mailing or personal
service of notice of the registration. 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 section 252K.607.
2. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or
enforcement of the registered 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 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. Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 175, §166
