(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 14-5-711, 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 14-5-611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.
(b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1262, � 42, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2015: Entire part amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 561, � 31, effective July 1.
14-5-616. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under sections 14-5-601 through 14-5-608 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.
Source: L. 2015: Entire part amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 561, � 31, effective July 1.