Vermont § 1606 - Procedure to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1606 — Procedure to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1606. Procedure to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order
- (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered
support order in this State shall request a hearing within the time required by section 1605 of this title. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense
to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies
being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to section 1607 of this title. (b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered
support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law. (c) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement
of the registered support order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter
for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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