Texas Family Code
§ 159.707 — CONTEST OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER
FA § 159.707Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 159. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT · Art. H. SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, Sections 159.605 through 159.608 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. 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 Subsection (b), the order is enforceable.
(d)A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in Section 159.708. 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
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538), Sec. 58, eff. July 1, 2015.