{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-36-711","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 23-36,711","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, K.S.A. 23-36,708(c), and amendments thereto, applies.","path":["Chapter 23.—KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED","Article 36.—FAMILY SUPPORT JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch23/023_036_0711.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:22Z","sha256":"f69e031487de665b5cb6a943e7860a8c0af7e57abe337e4e295fb7f7a11b9b10","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-36-710","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-23-36-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}