South Dakota § 25-9C-711 Modification of Convention child support order.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-9C-711 — Modification of Convention child support order.

South Dakota·Title 25 DOMESTIC RELATIONS·Ch. 25-9C UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (2008)

(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 25-9C-708(c) 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 25-9C-708(c) applies.

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