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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 14-5-711: Modification of Convention child support order.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS
  2. Article 5 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
  3. Part 7 - SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION

(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 14-5-708 (c) applies.

Collected 2026-09-14T18:37:45Z. Source file · JSON

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