§ 1711.
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§ 1711. Modification of convention support order
(a)A tribunal of this State may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:
(1)the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this State, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or
(2)the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.
(b)If a tribunal of this State does not modify a Convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in this State, subsection 1708(c) of this title applies. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)