Section 5700.607 Of Article 2. Contest Of Validity Or Enforcement From California Family Law Code >> Division 9. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 2.
5700.607
. (a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a
registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has
the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses:
(1) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the
contesting party;
(2) the order was obtained by fraud;
(3) the order has been vacated, suspended, or modified by a later
order;
(4) the issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal;
(5) there is a defense under the law of this state to the remedy
sought;
(6) full or partial payment has been made;
(7) the statute of limitation under Section 5700.604 precludes
enforcement of some or all of the alleged arrearages; or
(8) the alleged controlling order is not the controlling order.
(b) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial
defense under subsection (a), 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 uncontested portion of the registered support
order may be enforced by all remedies available under the law of this
state.
(c) If the contesting party does not establish a defense under
subsection (a) to the validity or enforcement of a registered support
order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the
order.