Connecticut § 46b-408 Modification of Convention child support order.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 46b-408 — Modification of Convention child support order.

Connecticut·Title 46b Family Law·Ch. 817 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

(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 (c) of section 46b-405 applies.

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(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 (c) of section 46b-405 applies.

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