Section 552.1621 - Notice to nonregistering party. - Michigan Statutes

UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 310 of 1996

552.1621 Notice to nonregistering party.

Sec. 621.

(1) When a support order or income withholding order issued in another state is registered, the registering tribunal 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) The notice shall inform the nonregistering party of all of the following:

(a) That a registered order is enforceable as of the registration date in the same manner as an order issued by this state's tribunal.

(b) That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order shall be requested within 20 days after the date of mailing or personal service of the notice.

(c) That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages, and precludes further contest of that order with respect to a matter that could have been asserted.

(d) The amount of alleged arrearages.

(3) Upon registration of an income withholding order for enforcement, the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer as provided in the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552.601 to 552.650.

History: 1996, Act 310, Eff. June 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 65, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1998