When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of the District 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. A 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 the District; That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within 20 days after notice unless the registered order is under § 46-357.07 ; 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 2 or more orders are in effect, a notice must also: Identify the 2 or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, 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) of this section 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 Chapter 2 of this title [ § 46-201 et seq.].
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