2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 14 - Domestic Matters
Article 5. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Section 14-5-615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.

Universal Citation:
CO Rev Stat § 14-5-615 (2020)
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 14-5-711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state 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 pursuant to section 14-5-611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.

(b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.

Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1262, § 42, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2015: Entire part amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 561, § 31, effective July 1.

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