Section 552.1623 - Nonregistering party; hearing. - Michigan Statutes

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

552.1623 Nonregistering party; hearing.

Sec. 623.

(1) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within 20 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 a defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest a remedy being sought or the amount of an alleged arrearage as provided in section 625.

(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. If a nonregistered 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 hearing date, time, and place.

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