Colorado Code § 14-5-711

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:
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(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 14-5-708 (c) applies.

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