{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-711","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 580-711","heading":"Modification of Convention child support order","body":"§ 580-711. Modification of Convention child support order. (a) A\ntribunal of this state may not modify a Convention child support order\nif the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the\nsupport order was issued unless:\n  (1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this\nstate, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case\nwithout objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available\nopportunity; or\n  (2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to\nmodify its support order or issue a new support order.\n  (b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child\nsupport order because the order is not recognized in this state,\nsubdivision (c) of section 580-708 of this part applies.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 5-B. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Part 7. Support Proceedings Under Convention"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/580-711","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"ef6b25976566c9b52d5bb84ddafedf39d8d28acd32f3dbab8bb9ed8b6d9afcd4","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-710","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-580-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}