1. A petitioner seeking to register a foreign support order in a court of this state shall transmit to the clerk of the court three certified copies of the order reflecting all modifications, one copy of the reciprocal enforcement of support act of the state in which the order was made, and a statement verified and signed by the petitioner, showing the post-office address of the petitioner, the last known place of residence and post-office address of the respondent, the amount of support remaining unpaid, a description and the location of any property of the respondent available upon execution, and a list of the states in which the order is registered. Upon receipt of these documents the clerk of the court, with payment of a filing fee of six dollars, shall file them in the registry of foreign support orders. The filing constitutes registration under this chapter.
2. Promptly upon registration, the clerk of the court shall send by restricted certified mail to the respondent at the address given a notice of the registration with a copy of the registered support order and the post-office address of the petitioner, or the petitioner may request that the respondent be personally served with the notice and the copy of the order in the same manner as original notices are personally served. The clerk shall also docket the case and notify the prosecuting attorney of the action.
3. a. The respondent shall have twenty days after receiving notice of the registration in which to petition the court to vacate the registration or for other relief. If the respondent does not so petition, the respondent is in default and the registered support order is confirmed.
b. If a registration action is initiated by the child support recovery unit, issues subject to challenge are limited to issues of fact relating to the support obligation and not other issues including, but not limited to, custody and visitation, or the terms of the support order.
[82 Acts, ch 1004, § 4]
93 Acts, ch 78, §2
Referred to in § 252A.16, 252A.17, 252A.20, 600B.41A
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