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(a) A tribunal of Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico does not modify a convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in Puerto Rico, § 1398(c) of this title applies.\nHistory —July 2, 2015, No. 103, § 711.