(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, 40-5-1080(3) applies.
ยง 40-5-1083, MCA
Added by Laws 2015, Ch. 174,Sec. 16, eff. 7/1/2015.
