District of Columbia § 46-356.13 Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of another state when individual parties reside in the District.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 46-356.13 — Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of another state when individual parties reside in the District.

District of Columbia § 46-356.13

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 § 46-356.13 (2026).

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(a)If all of the parties who are individuals reside in the District and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of the District has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state’s child-support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(b)A tribunal of the District exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of subchapter I [ § 46-351.01 ] and II [ § 46-352.01 ], this subchapter, and the procedural and substantive law of the District to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Subchapters III, IV, V, VII, and VIII [§§ 46-353.01 through 46-355.07 and §§ 46-357.01 through 46-358.02 ] do not apply.

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(a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in the District and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of the District has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state’s child-support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(b) A tribunal of the District exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of subchapter I [ § 46-351.01 ] and II [ § 46-352.01 ], this subchapter, and the procedural and substantive law of the District to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Subchapters III, IV, V, VII, and VIII [§§ 46-353.01 through 46-355.07 and §§ 46-357.01 through 46-358.02 ] do not apply.