Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-601-707
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Contest of a registered convention support order
Official statutory text
A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, Sections 601-
605 through 601-608 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes apply to a
contest of a registered convention support order.
B. A party contesting a registered convention support order
shall file a contest not later than thirty (30) days after notice of
the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the
United States, the contest must be filed not later than sixty (60)
days after notice of the registration.
C. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered
convention support order by the time specified in subsection B of
this section, the order is enforceable.
D. A contest of a registered convention support order may be
based only on grounds set forth in Section 601-708 of Title 43 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. The contesting party bears the burden of
proof.
E. In a contest of a registered convention support order, a
tribunal of this state:
1. Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign
tribunal based its jurisdiction; and
2. May not review the merits of the order.
F. A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered
convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its
decision.
G. A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement
of a convention support order unless there are exceptional
circumstances.
605 through 601-608 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes apply to a
contest of a registered convention support order.
B. A party contesting a registered convention support order
shall file a contest not later than thirty (30) days after notice of
the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the
United States, the contest must be filed not later than sixty (60)
days after notice of the registration.
C. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered
convention support order by the time specified in subsection B of
this section, the order is enforceable.
D. A contest of a registered convention support order may be
based only on grounds set forth in Section 601-708 of Title 43 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. The contesting party bears the burden of
proof.
E. In a contest of a registered convention support order, a
tribunal of this state:
1. Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign
tribunal based its jurisdiction; and
2. May not review the merits of the order.
F. A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered
convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its
decision.
G. A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement
of a convention support order unless there are exceptional
circumstances.
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