(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 25.25.702 - 25.25.714, AS 25.25.605 - 25.25.608 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 30 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 60 days after notice of the registration.
(c) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered convention support order by the time specified in (b) of this section, the order is enforceable.
(d) A contest of a registered convention support order may be based only on grounds set out in AS 25.25.709 . 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.
Section: Previous 25.25.701 25.25.702 25.25.703 25.25.704 25.25.705 25.25.706 25.25.707 25.25.708 25.25.709 25.25.710 25.25.711 25.25.712 25.25.713 25.25.714 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016