{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2711","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2711","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: (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 (2) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order. (b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, § 36-5-2708(c) applies. Acts 2010, ch. 901, § 1.\n(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: (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 (2) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\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, § 36-5-2708(c) applies.","path":["TN Code","Title 36","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"c9eed662686d01a3e74ad8b1a812ccf9a33c2ec9d35163ebe644da68e4390e50","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2710","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}