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.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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