Section 580-711 - Modification of convention child support order(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, subdivision (c) of section 580-708 of this part applies.N.Y. Family Court Law § 580-711
Added by New York Laws 2015, ch. 347,Sec. 2, eff. 1/1/2016.