{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.21a.625","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.21A.625","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, RCW 26.21A.617(3) applies.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.21A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.21A.625","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:42:38Z","sha256":"98ecf181b8a43e7c7ea2e12c4c73514bc6612638613c10c34f3cf23883aedef2","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.21a.623","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.21a.627"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}