{"data":{"id":"us-il/750-ilcs-22-711","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"750 ILCS 22/711","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(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, Section 708(c) applies.","path":["CHAPTER 750 FAMILIES","Uniform Interstate Family Support Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2091\u0026ChapterID=59\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:44Z","sha256":"581996b0c58f44d9f96d5ae416219beddfa5a75c16f77ae9ad5f4efdb16afaf5","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/750-ilcs-22-710","next":"us-il/750-ilcs-22-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}