{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-5-711","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 14-5-711","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\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\n(2) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\n\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 14-5-708 (c) applies.","path":["Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS","Article 5 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Part 7 - SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-14.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"9bbebbf872fb0443d13eb6560bc76e896fdbfa13b66e4d16085d358bb34a43d0","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-5-710","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-5-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}