Indiana § 31-21-6-5 Hearing to contest validity of a registered order

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-21-6-5 — Hearing to contest validity of a registered order

Indiana·Art. 21 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION·Ch. 6 Enforcement

(a)A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order must request a hearing not more than twenty (20) days after service of the notice. At the hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting the registration establishes that:

(1)the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under IC 31-21-5;

(2)the child custody determination sought to be registered has been:

(A)vacated;

(B)stayed; or

(C)modified; by a court having jurisdiction to do so under IC 31-21-5; or

(3)the person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of IC 31-21-3-3 in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration is sought.

(b)If a timely request for a hearing to contest the vali

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(a) A person seeking to contest the validity of
a registered order must request a hearing not more than twenty (20)
days after service of the notice. At the hearing, the court shall confirm
the registered order unless the person contesting the registration
establishes that:
(1) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under IC 31-21-5;
(2) the child custody determination sought to be registered has
been:
(A) vacated;
(B) stayed; or
(C) modified;
by a court having jurisdiction to do so under IC 31-21-5; or
(3) the person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but
notice was not given in accordance with the standards of IC 31-21-3-3 in the proceedings before the court that issued the order
for which registration is sought.
(b) If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the
registration is not made:
(1) the registration is confirmed as a matter of law; and
(2) the person requesting registration and each person served
must be notified of the confirmation.
(c) Confirmation of a registered order whether:
(1) by operation of law; or
(2) after notice and hearing;
precludes further contest of the order with respect to a matter that may
have been asserted at the time of registration.

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