District of Columbia § 46-356.03 Effect of registration for enforcement.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 46-356.03 — Effect of registration for enforcement.

District of Columbia § 46-356.03

JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia

Title 46Domestic Relations.

Ch. 3AUniform Interstate Family Support.

Subch. VIRegistration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order.

Part ARegistration for Enforcement of Support Order.

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D.C. Code § 46-356.03 (2026).

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(a)A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of the District.

(b)A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of the District.

(c)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a tribunal of the District shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

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(a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of the District.

(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of the District.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a tribunal of the District shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.