Vermont § 1711 Modification of convention support order

Vermont Statutes

§ 1711 — Modification of convention support order

Vermont·Title 15B Title 15B: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996)·Ch. 17 Chapter 017: Support Proceeding Under the Convention

(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 1708(c) of this title 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 1708(c) of this title applies.

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