A. 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 must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order. B. A notice must inform the nonregistering party: 1. That a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state; 2. That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within twenty (20) days after notice unless the registered order is under Section 601-707 of this title; 3. 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 4. Of the amount of any alleged arrearages. C. If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, a notice shall also: 1. Identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any; 2. Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order; 3. State that the procedures provided in subsection B of this section apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and 4. 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. D. 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 the income- withholding law of this state.
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