{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-5-1083","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-5-1083","heading":"Modification of convention child support order.","body":"(1) 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(a) 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(b) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\n(2) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, 40-5-1080(3) applies.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 5. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT","Part 10. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0050/part_0100/section_0830/0400-0050-0100-0830.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:58Z","sha256":"aa2d0d4c5f9e7d5e2b8daf64dc85a2d6aa78a45937b084d99e3e02e6e33112f9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-5-1082","next":"us-mt/40-5-1084"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}