If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of the District, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of the District or of another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 306, 63 DCR 222.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support
Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application
§ 46–353.01. Proceedings under chapter
§ 46–353.02. Proceeding by minor parent
§ 46–353.03. Application of law of the District
§ 46–353.04. Duties of initiating tribunal
§ 46–353.05. Duties and powers of responding tribunal
§ 46–353.06. Inappropriate tribunal
§ 46–353.07. Duties of support enforcement agency
§ 46–353.08. Duty of Office of the Attorney General
§ 46–353.10. Duties of Office of the Attorney General as state information agency
§ 46–353.11. Pleadings and accompanying documents
§ 46–353.12. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
§ 46–353.14. Limited immunity of petitioner
§ 46–353.15. Nonparentage as defense
§ 46–353.16. Special rules of evidence and procedure
§ 46–353.17. Communications between tribunals