A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the Convention may register that order in the District under §§ 46-356.01 through 46-356.08 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 616, 63 DCR 222.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support
Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order
Part D - Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order
§ 46–356.15. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country
§ 46–356.16. Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification
§ 46–357.03. Relationship of Office of the Attorney General to United States central authority
§ 46–357.04. Initiation by Office of the Attorney General of support proceeding under Convention
§ 46–357.06. Registration of Convention support order
§ 46–357.07. Contest of registered convention support order
§ 46–357.08. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order
§ 46–357.09. Partial enforcement
§ 46–357.10. Foreign support agreement
§ 46–357.11. Modification of convention child-support order
§ 46–357.12. Personal information; limit on use
§ 46–357.13. Record in original language; English translation
§ 46–358.01. Grounds for rendition
§ 46–358.02. Conditions of rendition