District of Columbia § 46-351.05 Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

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§ 46-351.05 — Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

District of Columbia § 46-351.05

Title 46Domestic Relations.

Ch. 3AUniform Interstate Family Support.

Subch. IGeneral Provisions.

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D.C. Code § 46-351.05 (2026).

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(a)A tribunal of the District shall apply subchapters I through VI of this chapter [§§ 46-351.01 through § 46-356.16 ] and, as applicable, subchapter VII of this chapter [ § 46-357.01 et seq.], to a support proceeding involving:

(1)A foreign support order;

(2)A foreign tribunal; or

(3)An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b)A tribunal of the District that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of subchapters I through VI of this chapter [§§ 46-351.01 through § 46-356.16 ].

(c)Subchapter VII of this chapter [ § 46-357.01 et seq.] applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of subchapter VII of this chapter [ §

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(a) A tribunal of the District shall apply subchapters I through VI of this chapter [§§ 46-351.01 through § 46-356.16 ] and, as applicable, subchapter VII of this chapter [ § 46-357.01 et seq.], to a support proceeding involving:

(1) A foreign support order;

(2) A foreign tribunal; or

(3) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b) A tribunal of the District that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of subchapters I through VI of this chapter [§§ 46-351.01 through § 46-356.16 ].

(c) Subchapter VII of this chapter [ § 46-357.01 et seq.] applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of subchapter VII of this chapter [ § 46-357.01 et seq.] is inconsistent with subchapters I through VI of this chapter [§§ 46-351.01 through § 46-356.16 ], subchapter VII [ § 46-357.01 et seq.] controls.