The Office of the Attorney General is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 703, 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