A tribunal of the District may enforce a child-support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of the District, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of § 46-356.11 or § 46-356.13 have been met.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 610, 63 DCR 222.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support
Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order
Part A - Registration for Enforcement of Support Order
§ 46–356.01. Registration of order for enforcement
§ 46–356.02. Procedure to register order for enforcement
§ 46–356.03. Effect of registration for enforcement
§ 46–356.05. Notice of registration of order
§ 46–356.06. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
§ 46–356.07. Contest of registration or enforcement
§ 46–356.09. Procedure to register child-support order of another state for modification
§ 46–356.10. Effect of registration for modification
§ 46–356.11. Modification of child-support order of another state