{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.15","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 46-356.15","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country.","body":"(a)\nExcept 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.\n\n(b)\nAn order issued by a tribunal of the District modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.","path":["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."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/46-356.15","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f8774ea1d017e75897fc1e80c66fb66a3977ce2a4cdf7063d5b117a7ad421596","source_id":"us-dc","stale":true,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.14","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}