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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209D, § 6-615

Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 209D-1-101 to 209D-9-902 (77 sections).

Section 6–615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 7–711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of the commonwealth 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 6–611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of the commonwealth or of the foreign country.

(b) An order issued by a tribunal of the commonwealth modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.

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