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KRS 407.5711

Modification of Convention child support order

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 407–407 (126 sections).

Effective: June 24, 2015 History: Created 2015 Ky

(1) 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:

(a) 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 (b) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.

(2) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, KRS 407.5708(3) applies.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.