Section 14-12.2-47.11 - (711) Modification of convention child support order1. 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: a. 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; orb. The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.2. If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, subsection 3 of section 14-12.2-47.8 applies.Effective date amended to 7/1/2015 by S.L. 2015, ch. 126 (HB 1111),§ 13, eff. 4/15/2015.Amended by S.L. 2015, ch. 62 (SB 2053),§ 10, eff. 8/1/2015.Effective on the date the department of human services certifies to the legislative council that the Hague convention on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance is ratified and that the United States deposited its instrument of ratification.