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Miss. Code Ann. § 93-25-711

Modification of Convention child-support order

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 93-25-1 to 93-25-903 (80 sections).

Laws, 2015, ch. 367, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2015.

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.

If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in this state, Section 93-25-708(c) applies.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.