{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-408","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-408","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 (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.\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, subsection (c) of section 46b-405 applies.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 817. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","PART VII. SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_817.htm#sec_46b-408","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"136427889c95879abbe44e198c9b01e18690d7f23dc16da9f5a68e4b30809c12","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-407","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}