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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 3321

Modification of child support order subject to Convention

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 2801 to 3401 (91 sections).

PL 2009, c. 95, §83 (NEW)

1. Obligee resident of the foreign country. 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. Application of section 3318. If a tribunal of this State cannot modify the foreign child support order because the order is unable to be recognized in this State, the provisions of section 3318, subsection 3 apply.

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