District of Columbia § 46-355.06 Contest by obligor.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 46-355.06 — Contest by obligor.

District of Columbia § 46-355.06

Title 46Domestic Relations.

Ch. 3AUniform Interstate Family Support.

Subch. VEnforcement of Support Order without Registration.

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D.C. Code § 46-355.06 (2026).

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(a)An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in the District by registering the order in a tribunal of the District and filing a contest to that order as provided in subchapter VI of this chapter [ § 46-356.01 et seq.], or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of the District.

(b)The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

(1)A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;

(2)Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and

(3)The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.

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(a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in the District by registering the order in a tribunal of the District and filing a contest to that order as provided in subchapter VI of this chapter [ § 46-356.01 et seq.], or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of the District.

(b) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

(1) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;

(2) Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and

(3) The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.