{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.12","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 46-356.12","heading":"Recognition of order modified in another state.","body":"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:\n\n(1)\nMay enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;\n\n(2)\nMay provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and\n\n(3)\nShall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.","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/46-356.12","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fc475413fc6129c287608ed708072100667ce1c3741e9c88079da9a666da110c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.11","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}