Kan. Stat. § 23-36,711

Current through 2024 Session Acts Chapter 111 and 2024 Special Session Acts Chapter 4
Section 23-36,711 - 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, K.S.A. 23-36,708(c), and amendments thereto, applies.

K.S.A. 23-36,711

Added by L. 2015, ch. 64,§ 67, eff. 7/1/2015.