{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4-30.194","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.194","heading":"Modification of convention child support order.","body":"71.\tModification of Convention child support order.\na.\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.\nb.\tIf a tribunal of this State does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this State, subsection c. of section 68 of this act applies.\nL.2016, c.1, s.71.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"85bc41ae0c6aa007e82de298f1ac7511d8f327d9cb5be282d9426de28a24d474","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4-30.193","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-4-30.195"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}