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D.C. Code § 46-356.15: Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country.
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 D. Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in § 46-357.11, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of the District may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to § 46-356.11 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of the District or of the foreign country.
(b)
An order issued by a tribunal of the District modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
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