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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-9C-711

Modification of Convention child support order

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 25-9C-101 to 25-9C-903 (77 sections).

Source: SL 2015, ch 148, § 711.

(a) 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.

(b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, subsection 25-9C-708(c) applies.

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