Contest of registered convention support order
When someone wants to fight a registered Convention support order (a child or spousal support order from another country), there are strict rules. A person living in the US has 30 days after getting notice to file a contest; a person living outside the US has 60 days. If no contest is filed in time, the order can be enforced. A court in Missouri cannot second-guess the facts or the decision from the foreign court — it can only look at specific limited reasons allowed by law. Filing a challenge does not stop the order from being enforced unless there are very unusual circumstances.
454.1698. of . — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716, sections 454.1644 to 454.1653 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order.
(b) A contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than thirty days after notice of the , but if the does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than sixty days after notice of the registration.
(c) If the fails to contest the registered Convention support order by the time specified in (b), the is .
(d) A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in section 454.1701. The contesting party bears the .
(e) In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a of this state:
(1) is bound by the on which the based its ; and
(2) may not the of the order.
(f) A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered Convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.
(g) A challenge or , if any, does not the of a unless there are exceptional circumstances.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
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