Alaska Statutes.
Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations
Chapter 25. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Section 712. Modification of Convention Child Support Order.
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AS 25.25.712. 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, AS 25.25.709(c) applies.

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