§ 15-11.1-4 - Family court compliance hearing. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 15-11.1-4

   § 15-11.1-4  Family court compliancehearing. – (a) An obligor may request a hearing before a magistrate of the family courtupon receipt of service of the notice described in § 15-11.1-3. Therequest for a hearing must be made in writing and must be received by thedepartment within thirty (30) days of the date of the notice. The departmentshall promptly file the obligor's written request for a hearing with the clerkof the family court or his or her designee; the clerk shall then assign thematter for a hearing before a magistrate of the family court.

   (b) The department shall notify the obligor in writing of thedate, time, and place of the hearing assigned by the clerk. Service of thehearing notice must be made by first class mail.

   (c) The issues that may be determined at the hearing arelimited to whether the obligor is required to pay child support under a courtor administrative order and whether the obligor is in compliance with a courtorder of support.

   (d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the obligor fromfiling other appropriate motions for relief, including but not limited to amotion to modify a support order, with the family court.

   [See § 12-1-15 of the General Laws.]