{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.7111","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 88.7111","heading":"Modification of convention child support order.","body":"(1) 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(a) 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(b) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\n(2) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, the provisions of s. 88.7081(3) apply.\nHistory.—s. 69, ch. 2011-92.","path":["CHAPTER 88 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0088/0088.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:58:43Z","sha256":"3c1be94e5676e7128e02f57e96a48fb98557779acd65f3e89eb27afe30b15c7c","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.7101","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.7121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}