{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.09","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 46-356.09","heading":"Procedure to register child-support order of another state for modification.","body":"A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child-support order issued in another state shall register that order in the District in the same manner provided in §§ 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 later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.","path":["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."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/46-356.09","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6ce66312993fb52ce818d3603b989c67bc9f093a999921333b31661ccf41d308","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.08","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}