25-9C-711. Modification of Convention child support order.(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, subsection 25-9C-708(c) applies. Source: SL 2015, ch 148, §711.
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