{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"5700.711","citation":"Fam. Code, § 5700.711","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. SUPPORT [3500. - 5700.905.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 6. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act [5700.101. - 5700.905.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Support Proceeding Under Convention [5700.701. - 5700.713.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-9/part-6/chapter-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 493, Sec. 5.   (SB 646)   Effective January 1, 2016.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>(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:</p><p>(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</p><p>(2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.</p><p>(b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in this state, Section <a href=\"/fam/5700.708\">5700.708</a>(c) applies.</p>","text":"(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, Section 5700.708(c) applies.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/support-proceeding-under-convention-5700-711","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}