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Ala. Code § 30-3D-615

Jurisdiction to Modify Child-Support Order of Foreign Country.

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 30-3D-101 to 30-3D-902 (77 sections).

(Act 2015-284, §1.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 30-3D-711, 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 Section 30-3D-611 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.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.