{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.16","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 46-356.16","heading":"Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification.","body":"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.","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/46-356.16","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b138a978a0aa2bb4276e7608228ac604b19ea21cd3a32108ae459d7b7ab49120","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-356.15","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-357.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}