(1) 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 shall be accompanied by a copy of the registered ord er and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order. (2) A notice shall inform the nonregistering party: (a) 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; (b) That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order shall be requested within twenty (20) days of the notice unless the registered order is under KRS 407.5707; (c) That failure to contest the validity or enforce ment 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 (d) Of the amount of any alleged arrearages. (3) If the registering party asserts that two (2) or more orders are in effect, a notice shall also: (a) Identify the two (2) or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any; (b) Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determina tion of which is the controlling order; (c) State that the procedures provided in subsection (2) of this section apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and (d) State that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order al leged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order. (4) 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 KRS 403.215 or 405.465.
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