Sec. 15. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 31-18.5-7-11, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, an Indiana tribunal may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal, whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual under section 11 of this chapter has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of Indiana or of the foreign country.
(b) An order issued by an Indiana tribunal modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
As added by P.L.206-2015, SEC.53.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law
Article 18.5. Family Law: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Chapter 6. Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order
31-18.5-6-1. Registration of Order for Enforcement
31-18.5-6-2. Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement
31-18.5-6-3. Effect of Registration for Enforcement
31-18.5-6-5. Notice of Registration of Order
31-18.5-6-6. Procedure to Contest the Validity or Enforcement of Registered Support Order
31-18.5-6-7. Contest of Registration or Enforcement
31-18.5-6-9. Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification
31-18.5-6-10. Effect of Registration for Modification
31-18.5-6-11. Modification of Child Support Order of Another State
31-18.5-6-12. Recognition of Order Modified in Another State
31-18.5-6-13. Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Another State
31-18.5-6-14. Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification
31-18.5-6-15. Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country
31-18.5-6-16. Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification