Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-601-605
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Notice of registration of order
Official statutory text
A. 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.
B. A notice must inform the nonregistering party:
1. 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;
2. That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the
registered order must be requested within twenty (20) days after
notice unless the registered order is under Section 601-707 of this
title;
3. 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
4. Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.
C. If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are
in effect, a notice shall also:
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1. Identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the
registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated
arrears, if any;
2. Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a
determination of which is the controlling order;
3. State that the procedures provided in subsection B of this
section apply to the determination of which is the controlling
order; and
4. 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.
D. 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 the income-
withholding law of this state.
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.
B. A notice must inform the nonregistering party:
1. 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;
2. That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the
registered order must be requested within twenty (20) days after
notice unless the registered order is under Section 601-707 of this
title;
3. 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
4. Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.
C. If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are
in effect, a notice shall also:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 198
1. Identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the
registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated
arrears, if any;
2. Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a
determination of which is the controlling order;
3. State that the procedures provided in subsection B of this
section apply to the determination of which is the controlling
order; and
4. 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.
D. 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 the income-
withholding law of this state.
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