{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-357.11","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 46-357.11","heading":"Modification of convention child-support order.","body":"(a)\nA tribunal of the District may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:\n(1)\nThe obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of the District, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or\n(2)\nThe foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\n\n(b)\nIf a tribunal of the District does not modify a Convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in the District, § 46-357.08(c) applies.","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/46-357.11","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"054acb3736582cc3ce574759a6143c5007ea814dbed60b805243e8c41fd7e52f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-357.10","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-357.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}