Section 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.Added by S.L. 2015, ch. 148,s. 711, eff. 7/1/2015.