§ 15-23.1-506. Contest by obligor.
(a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in Article 6, or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
(b) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:
(1) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;
(2) Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and
(3) The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.
History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 170, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 76, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Article 5 - Enforcement of Support Without Registration
Section 15-23.1-501. - Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another state.
Section 15-23.1-502. - Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state.
Section 15-23.1-503. - Employer’s compliance with two or more income-withholding orders.
Section 15-23.1-504. - Immunity from civil liability.
Section 15-23.1-505. - Penalties for noncompliance.
Section 15-23.1-506. - Contest by obligor.
Section 15-23.1-507. - Administrative enforcement of orders.