1. (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. (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. (2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.
2. (b) If a tribunal of this State does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this State, § 10-361(c) of this subtitle applies.

Added by Acts 2015, c. 308, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.