Tex.
Fam. Code Section 159.605
Notice of Registration of Order
(a)
When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.(b)
A notice must inform the nonregistering party:(1)
that a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state;(2)
that a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within 30 days after notice unless the registered order is under Section 159.707;(3)
that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages; and(4)
of the amount of any alleged arrearages.(c)
If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, the notice must also:(1)
identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any;(2)
notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order;(3)
state that the procedures provided in Subsection (b) apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and(4)
state that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.(d)
On registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor’s employer under Chapter 158.
Source:
Section 159.605 — Notice of Registration of Order, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.159.htm#159.605 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
