KRS 407.5607: Contest of registration or enforcement.

(1) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or

seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one (1) or more of the

following defenses:

(a) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party;

(b) The order was obtained by fraud;

(c) The order has been vacated, suspended, or modified by a later order;

(d) The issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal;

(e) There is a defense under the law of this state to the remedy sought;

(f) Full or partial payment has been made;

(g) The statute of limitation under KRS 407.5604 precludes enforcement of some

or all of the alleged arrearages; or

(h) The alleged controlling order is not the controlling order.

(2) If a party presents evidence es tablishing a full or partial defense under subsection

(1) of this section, a tribunal may stay enforcement of a registered support order,

continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence, and

issue other appropriate orders. An u ncontested portion of the registered support

order may be enforced by all remedies available under the law of this state.

(3) If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection (1) of this

section to the validity or enforcement of a regi stered support order, the registering

tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order.