New Jersey § 2a:4-30
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§ 2a:4-30.
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, subsection c. of section 68 of this act 1 applies. 1
N.J.S.A. § 2A:4-30.191.
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