Guam § 35707 - Contest of Registered Convention Support Order.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 35707 — Contest of Registered Convention Support Order., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35707. Contest of Registered Convention Support Order.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, §§ 35605 through
35608 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), the
order is enforceable.
(d) A contest of a registered Convention support order may be
based only on grounds set forth in § 35708. 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.
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(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.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35707 ("Contest of Registered Convention Support Order.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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