West Virginia § 48-16-506 Contest by obligor

West Virginia Statutes

§ 48-16-506 — Contest by obligor

West Virginia § 48-16-506

Ch. 48DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Art. 16UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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W. Va. Code § 48-16-506 (2026).

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(a)An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in part VI [§48-16-601 et seq.], or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.

(b)The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

(1)A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;

(2)Each employer that has directly received an income withholding order relating to the obligor; and

(3)The person designated to receive payments in the income withholding order, or if no person is designated, to the obligee.

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(a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in part VI [§48-16-601 et seq.], or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.

(b) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

(1) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;

(2) Each employer that has directly received an income withholding order relating to the obligor; and

(3) The person designated to receive payments in the income withholding order, or if no person is designated, to the obligee.