Mississippi § 93-25-605 - Notice of registration of order.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 93-25-605 — Notice of registration of order., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 93-25-605. Notice of registration of order.
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. The notice must inform the nonregistering party: That a registered support order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state; 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 93-25-707; 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 Of the amount of any alleged arrearages. If the registering party asserts that two (2) or more orders are in effect, a notice must also: Identify the two (2) or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrearages, if any; Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order; State that the procedures provided in subsection (b) apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and 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. 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 Sections 93-11-101 through 93-11-119.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 93-25-605 ("Notice of registration of order.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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