1997 Minnesota Statutes

     518C.606 Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of 
  registered order. 

    (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity 
 or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request 
 a hearing within 20 days after notice of the registration.  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 518C.607. 

    (b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the 
 validity or enforcement of the registered 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 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.  

    HIST: 1994 c 630 art 6 s 6; 1997 c 245 art 3 s 16