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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

5 GCA § 35711: Modification of Convention Child-Support Order.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 5: Government Operations
  2. Division 3 - Legal and Consumer Affairs
  3. Chapter 35: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
  4. ARTICLE 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, § 35708(c) applies.

Collected 2026-09-27T02:21:08Z. Source file · JSON

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