Sec. 5. (a) A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order must request a hearing not more than twenty (20) days after service of the notice. At the hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting the registration establishes that:
(1) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under IC 31-21-5;
(2) the child custody determination sought to be registered has been:
(A) vacated;
(B) stayed; or
(C) modified;
by a court having jurisdiction to do so under IC 31-21-5; or
(3) the person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of IC 31-21-3-3 in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration is sought.
(b) If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is not made:
(1) the registration is confirmed as a matter of law; and
(2) the person requesting registration and each person served must be notified of the confirmation.
(c) Confirmation of a registered order whether:
(1) by operation of law; or
(2) after notice and hearing;
precludes further contest of the order with respect to a matter that may have been asserted at the time of registration.
As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 21. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
31-21-6-2. Enforcement of a Child Custody Determination Made in Another State; Remedies
31-21-6-5. Hearing to Contest Validity of a Registered Order
31-21-6-6. Enforcement of Registered Child Custody Determinations
31-21-6-7. Proceedings Pending in Another State
31-21-6-8. Petition Verification Requirements
31-21-6-9. Court Duties After Petition Is Filed
31-21-6-10. Service of Petition
31-21-6-11. Orders Concerning Physical Custody of a Child
31-21-6-13. Application for Issuance of a Warrant to Take Physical Custody of a Child
31-21-6-14. Information on a Warrant to Take Physical Custody of a Child
31-21-6-15. Reasonable Expenses Awards
31-21-6-16. Full Faith and Credit to Out-of-State Orders
31-21-6-18. Proceeding to Locate a Child