Modification of Convention child-support order

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Domestic Relations
4. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
5. Support Proceeding Under Convention
6. Modification of Convention child-support order

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.

If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in this state, Section 93-25-708(c) applies.

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