78B-14-615 - Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country or political subdivision.
78B-14-615. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country orpolitical subdivision.
(1) If a foreign country or political subdivision that is a state will not or may not modifyits order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify thechild-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunalwhether or not the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of theindividual pursuant to Section 78B-14-611 has been given or whether the individual seekingmodification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country or political subdivision.
(2) An order issued pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session