§ 14-5-707 — Contest of registered Convention support order

Colorado § 14-5-707

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 14: Domestic
• Art.: Uniform Interstate Family

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(a) Except as
otherwise provided in this part 7, sections 14-5-605 through 14-5-608 apply to a
contest of a registered Convention support order.

(b) A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a
contest not later than thirty days after notice of the registration, but if the
contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not
later than sixty days after notice of the registration.

(c) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered Convention
support order by the time specified in subsection (b), the order is enforceable.

(d) A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on
grounds set forth in section 14-5-708. The contesting party bears the burden of
proof.

(e) In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of this
state:

(1) Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its
jurisdiction; and

(2) May not review the merits of the order.

(f) A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered Convention
support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.

(g) A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a
Convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2015: Entire part R&RE, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 565, � 32, effective July 1.