§ 1607. Contest of registration or enforcement
(a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses:
(1) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party;
(2) the order was obtained by fraud;
(3) the order has been vacated, suspended, or modified by a later order;
(4) the issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal;
(5) there is a defense under the law of this State to the remedy sought;
(6) full or partial payment has been made;
(7) the statute of limitation under section 1604 of this title precludes enforcement of some or all of the alleged arrearages; or
(8) the alleged controlling order is not the controlling order.
(b) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection (a) of this section, a tribunal may stay enforcement of a registered support order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence, and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested portion of the registered support order may be enforced by all remedies available under the law of this State.
(c) If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection (a) of this section to the validity or enforcement of a registered support order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 15B - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996)
Chapter 16 - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of a Support Order
§ 1601. Registration of an order for enforcement
§ 1602. Procedure to register an order for enforcement
§ 1603. Effect of registration for enforcement
§ 1605. Notice of registration of an order
§ 1606. Procedure to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order
§ 1607. Contest of registration or enforcement
§ 1609. Procedure to register a child support order of another state for modification
§ 1610. Effect of registration for modification
§ 1611. Modification of an order of another state
§ 1612. Recognition of an order modified in another state
§ 1614. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
§ 1615. Jurisdiction to modify an order of a foreign country
§ 1616. Procedure to register an order of a foreign country for modification