{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-576b-711","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 576B-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 576B-708(c) applies.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 31","Chapter 576B"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0576B/HRS_0576B-0711.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"5d9028dab612d7724033ee0055e11ded44dd98221e056bc8aa54bacf3f7ac37d","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-576b-710","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-576b-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}