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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part II REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  3. Title III DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  4. Chapter 209D UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
  5. Article 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
  6. Section 6-615 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country

Section 6-615

Section 6-615: Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country

Section 6–615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 7–711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of the commonwealth may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to section 6–611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of the commonwealth or of the foreign country.

(b) An order issued by a tribunal of the commonwealth modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.