N.D. Cent. Code § 14-12.2-39: (605) Notice of registration of order

1.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.

2.A notice must inform the nonregistering party:

a.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;

b.That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within twenty days after notice unless the registered order is subject to section 14-12.2-47.7;

c.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

d.Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.

3.If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, a notice must also:

a.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;

b.Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order;

c.State that the procedures provided in subsection 2 apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and

d.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.

4.Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to the income-withholding requirements of chapter 14-09.