GroundRules
D.C. Code § 46-356.12: Recognition of order modified in another state.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46. Domestic Relations.
- Chapter 3A. Uniform Interstate Family Support.
- Subchapter VI. Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order.
- Part A. Registration for Enforcement of Support Order.
If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of the District is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of the District:
(1)
May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;
(2)
May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
(3)
Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.
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