North Dakota Code 14-12.2-47.7 – (707) Contest of registered convention support order
1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 14-12.2-47.1 through 14-12.2-47.13, sections 14-12.2-39 through 14-12.2-42 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-12.2-47.7
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. A party contesting a registered convention support order must file a contest not later than thirty 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 sixty days after notice of the registration.
3. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered convention support order by the time specified in subsection 2, the order is enforceable.
4. A contest of a registered convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in section 14-12.2-47.8, and the contesting party bears the burden of proof.
5. In a contest of a registered convention support order, a tribunal of this state:
a. Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and b. May not review the merits of the support order.
6. A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.
7. A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.