{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-454.1710","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1710","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 454.1701(c) applies.","path":["Title XXX - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 454 - Enforcement of Support Law"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=454.1710","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"05720756a0e789fc99c13b537b72a58b4b88c6370dcc4aa2ac85929a7c5327de","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-454.1707","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-454.1713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}