Del. Code Ann. tit. 13, § 6-605

Notice of registration of order

69 Del. Laws, c. 238, § 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 216, §§ 146, 147; 75 Del. Laws, c. 64, § 1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 60, § 6;
  1. (a) 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. (b) A notice must inform the nonregistering party:

    1. (1) That a registered support order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this State;
    2. (2) That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within 20 days after notice unless the registered order is under § 6-707 of this title;
    3. (3) 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
    4. (4) Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.
  3. (c) If the registering party asserts that 2 or more orders are in effect, a notice must also:

    1. (1) Identify the 2 or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any;
    2. (2) Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order;
    3. (3) State that the procedures provided in subsection (b) of this section apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and
    4. (4) 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. (d) 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 law of this State.

69 Del. Laws, c. 238, § 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 216, §§ 146, 147; 75 Del. Laws, c. 64, § 1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 60, § 6

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