{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-52c-7-711","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 52C-7-711","heading":"Modification of Convention child support order.","body":"(a)\tA 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)\tThe 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)\tThe foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\n(b)\tIf a tribunal of this State does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this State, G.S. 52C-7-708(c) applies. (2015-117, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 52C. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.","Article 7. Support Proceeding Under Convention."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_52C/GS_52C-7-711.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:05:07Z","sha256":"e81c67580ee0978540a1be9b98f181cfde9f77465e514f75bbadb378f3329fb2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-52c-7-710","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-52c-7-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}