Family Court Act § 580-615 · D. Registration and Modification of Foreign Child Support Order
Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country
Text — Law content up to date as of August 21, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 580-615. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 580-711 of this article, 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 580-611 of this part 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.
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