Jurisdiction to modify child support of foreign country
If a foreign country will not or cannot change its own child support order, a Missouri court can step in and change it instead. The Missouri court can do this even if the people involved do not agree to let Missouri handle it, and even if the person asking for the change does not live in Missouri. Once Missouri makes a new order, that new order is the one that counts.
454.1674. to child support of foreign country. — (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 454.1710, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its its laws, a of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the of the tribunal whether the to of a child support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to section 454.1662 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.
(b) An issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
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