                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROCEDURE TO CONTEST VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED SUPPORT ORDER (§
20-88.71)

A. A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a
registered support order in the Commonwealth shall request a hearing within the
time required by &#xA7; 20-88.70. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate
the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with
the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of
any alleged arrearages pursuant to &#xA7; 20-88.72.

B. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of
the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by
operation of law.

C. If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or
enforcement of the registered support order, the registering tribunal shall
schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date,
time, and place of the hearing.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 673; 1997, cc. 797, 897; 2015, c. 727.