FAM § 5700.711
Where this section sits in the code
- Family Code - FAM
- DIVISION 9. SUPPORT [3500. - 5700.905.]
- PART 6. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act [5700.101. - 5700.905.]
- CHAPTER 7. Support Proceeding Under Convention [5700.701. - 5700.713.]
(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, Section 5700.708(c) applies.
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