§ 25A-7. Automatic Orders upon Service of Petition

§ 25A-7. Automatic Orders upon Service of Petition

 

(a)The following automatic orders shall apply to both parties, with service of the automatic orders to be made with service of process of a petition for child support. An automatic order shall not apply if there is a prior, contradictory order of a judicial authority. The automatic orders shall be effective with regard to the petitioner or the applicant upon the signing of the document initiating the action (whether it be complaint, petition or application), and with regard to the respondent, upon service and shall remain in place during the pendency of the action, unless terminated, modified, or amended by further order of a judicial authority upon motion of either of the parties:

 

(1) Neither party shall cause the other party or the children who are the subject of the complaint, application or petition to be removed from any medical, hospital and dental insurance coverage, and each party shall maintain the existing medical, hospital and dental insurance coverage in full force and effect.

 

(b)The automatic orders of a judicial authority as enumerated in subsection (a) shall be set forth immediately following the party's requested relief in any complaint, petition or application, and shall set forth the following language in uppercase letters: IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW OR OBEY THESE ORDERS YOU MAY BE PUNISHED BY CONTEMPT OF COURT. IF YOU OBJECT TO THESE ORDERS OR WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM CHANGED OR MODIFIED WHILE YOUR CASE IS PENDING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO A HEARING BY A JUDICIAL AUTHORITY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. The clerk shall not accept for filing any complaint, petition or application that does not comply with this subsection.