Alabama Statutes
§ 30-3D-615 — Jurisdiction to Modify Child-Support Order of Foreign Country
Alabama·Title 30 Marital and Domestic Relations·Ch. 3D Uniform Interstate Family Support Act·Art. 6 Registration, Enforcement, and Modication of Support Order·Part 4 Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order
(a)Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3D-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 30-3D-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.
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Legislative History
(Act 2015-284, §1.)