§ 5700.615. — 5700.615. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5.)

California § 5700.615.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code FAM: Family Code - FAM
• Div. 9.: DIVISION 9. SUPPORT
• Part 6.: PART 6. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
• Ch. 6.: CHAPTER 6. Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order
• Art. 4.: ARTICLE 4. Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order

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(a)
Except as otherwise provided in Section 5700.711, 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 5700.611 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.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5. (SB 646) Effective January 1, 2016.