Delaware § 6-615 Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country

Delaware Statutes

§ 6-615 — Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country

Delaware·Title 13·Ch. 6 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT·Subch. Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order

(a)Except as otherwise provided in § 6-711 of this title, 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 § 6-611 of this title 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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(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 6-711 of this title, 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 § 6-611 of this title 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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