RSA 546-B:53-j · Modification of Convention Child Support Order

546-B:53-j Modification of Convention Child Support Order. –

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I.

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:

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(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; or

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(b)

The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.

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II.

If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, RSA 546-B:53-g, III applies. Source. 2015, 75:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

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