2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 15 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 15-23.1 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Section 15-23.1-711 - Modification of convention child-support order. [Contingent effective date; see note.].
§ 15-23.1-711. Modification of convention child-support order. [Contingent effective date; see note.].
(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 15-23.1-708(c) applies.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2011, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 263, § 3.)
