RSA 546-B:43 · Notice of Registration of Order

546-B:43 Notice of Registration of Order. –

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I.

When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.

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II.

A notice must inform the nonregistering party:

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(a)

That a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state;

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(b)

That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within 20 days after notice unless the registered order is under RSA 546-B:53-f;

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(c)

That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages; and

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(d)

Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.

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III.

If the registering party asserts that 2 or more orders are in effect, a notice must also:

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(a)

Identify the 2 or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any;

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(b)

Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order;

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(c)

State that the procedures provided in paragraph II apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and

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(d)

State that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.

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IV.

Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to RSA 458-B. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

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