(a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in the District shall request a hearing within the time required by § 46-356.05. 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 § 46-356.07.
(b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.
(c) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support 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.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 606, 63 DCR 222.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support
Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order
Part A - Registration for Enforcement of Support Order
§ 46–356.01. Registration of order for enforcement
§ 46–356.02. Procedure to register order for enforcement
§ 46–356.03. Effect of registration for enforcement
§ 46–356.05. Notice of registration of order
§ 46–356.06. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
§ 46–356.07. Contest of registration or enforcement
§ 46–356.09. Procedure to register child-support order of another state for modification
§ 46–356.10. Effect of registration for modification
§ 46–356.11. Modification of child-support order of another state