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(a) A tribunal of Puerto Rico shall apply §§ 1291—1386 of this title and, as applicable, §§ 1391—1403 of this title, to a support proceeding involving:\n(1) A foreign support order;\n(2) a foreign tribunal; or\n(3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.\n(b) A tribunal of Puerto Rico that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of §§ 1291—1386 of this title.\n(c) Sections 1391—1403 of this title applie only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of §§ 1391—1403 of this title are inconsistent with §§ 1291—1386 of this title, §§ 1391—1403 of this title control.\nHistory —July 2, 2015, No. 103, § 105.