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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 46-356.16: Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 46. Domestic Relations.
  2. Chapter 3A. Uniform Interstate Family Support.
  3. Subchapter VI. Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order.
  4. Part D. Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order.

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.

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