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§3257
Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
Chapter 67: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
Subchapter 6: REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER
Article 4: REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF FOREIGN CHILD SUPPORT ORDER
§3262

§3261. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country

1.  Assumption of jurisdiction.  Except as otherwise provided in section 3321, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this State 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 3253 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this State or of the foreign country.  
[PL 2009, c. 95, §81 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
2.  Controlling order.  An order issued by a tribunal of this State modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.  
[PL 2009, c. 95, §81 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 95, §81 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).
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