{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-3321","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §3321","heading":"Modification of child support order subject to Convention","body":"1.  Obligee resident of the foreign country.  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:\nA.  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\nB.  The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\n2.  Application of section 3318.  If a tribunal of this State cannot modify the foreign child support order because the order is unable to be recognized in this State, the provisions of section 3318, subsection 3 apply.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 67: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","SUBCHAPTER 7-A: SUPPORT PROCEEDINGS SUBJECT TO CONVENTION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec3321.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"2ad80df4b9f9fa987b738b9b713b6552abe5944da1501ccbabed29ba5f3aebb6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-3320","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-3322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}