{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3d-711","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 30-3D-711","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, Section 30-3D-708(c) applies.","path":["Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 3D Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.","Article 7 Support Proceeding Under Convention."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=30-3D-711","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"b4db4be0252e529744a1ef836078a75cae31a03e0828e18d83e69e5fab72ab59","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3d-710","next":"us-al/ala.-code-30-3d-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}