{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-25.25.712","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 25.25.712","heading":"Modification of convention child support order.","body":"(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\n(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\n(2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\n(b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, AS 25.25.709(c) applies.","path":["Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 25. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.","Article 7. Support Proceedings under Convention."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#25.25.712","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:56Z","sha256":"34fddb9b9d330ff7b1d81f13a69049a14ec625ff6e548fa3e69033ebef026b80","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-25.25.711","next":"us-ak/as-25.25.713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}