{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-711","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-16-711","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:\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, section 708(c) [§48-16-708(c)] applies.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 16. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-16-711/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:29Z","sha256":"39f28a726a0101ef1c7a7e892072827be4538a0bec5941511f8d7fc1909a432b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-710","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-16-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}