252K.606 - PROCEDURE TO CONTEST VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED ORDER. - Iowa Statutes

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