{"data":{"id":"us-gu/5-gca-35615","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"5 GCA § 35615","heading":"Jurisdiction to Modify Child-Support Order of Foreign Country.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 35711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal, whether the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to § 35611 has been given, or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.\n(b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this Section is the controlling order.","path":["Title 5: Government Operations","Division 3 - Legal and Consumer Affairs","Chapter 35: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","ARTICLE 6: REGISTRATION , ENFORCEMENT , AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER","SUBARTICLE 4: REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF FOREIGN CHILD -SUPPORT ORDER"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/5gc035.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:21:08Z","sha256":"0e47399e35c0f24f66c84ee45d8c5f870fe556853a333e99243e1f08f375413b","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/5-gca-35614","next":"us-gu/5-gca-35616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}