§ 1711. Modification of convention 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 1708(c) of this title applies. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 15B - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996)
Chapter 17 - Support Proceeding Under the Convention
§ 1703. Relationship of support enforcement agency to the U.S. central authority
§ 1704. Initiation of proceeding by support enforcement agency
§ 1706. Registration of convention support order
§ 1707. Contest of registered convention support order
§ 1708. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order
§ 1710. Foreign support agreement
§ 1711. Modification of convention support order