{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-17-711","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-17-711","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, § 9-17-708(c) applies.","path":["Title 9 Family Law","Subtitle 2. Domestic Relations","Chapter 17 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Article 7 Support Proceeding Under Convention"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ar.code/release78.2020.11.06/gov.ar.code.title.09.odt","current_through":"2020-11-06","vintage":"Arkansas Code Release 78 (2020-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:07:28Z","sha256":"73dad6389bf5e979d49eed27f4a95872e50c8415d123deec754a4a865a882d8a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-17-710","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-17-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}