Kansas § 23-36,711 Modification of convention child support order

Kansas Statutes

§ 23-36,711 — Modification of convention child support order

Kansas·Ch. 23 KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE·Art. 36 FAMILY SUPPORT JURISDICTION

(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, K.S.A. 23-36,708(c), and amendments thereto, 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, K.S.A. 23-36,708(c), and amendments thereto, applies.

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