{"data":{"id":"us-gu/5-gca-35711","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"5 GCA § 35711","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, § 35708(c) applies.","path":["Title 5: Government Operations","Division 3 - Legal and Consumer Affairs","Chapter 35: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","ARTICLE 7: SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION"],"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":"7f154953e037b06043365acb0ee7a5e368e97e255f6b390039a71bf40d2f74b8","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/5-gca-35710","next":"us-gu/5-gca-35712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}