1.    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 sections 14-12.2-35 through 14-12.2-46.4, or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-12.2-33.5

  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

a.    A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee; b.    Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and

c.    The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or if no person is designated, to the obligee.