District of Columbia § 46-356.15 Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 46-356.15 — Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country.

District of Columbia § 46-356.15

JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia

Title 46Domestic Relations.

Ch. 3AUniform Interstate Family Support.

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

Part DRegistration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order.

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D.C. Code § 46-356.15 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in § 46-357.11 , if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of the District may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to § 46-356.11 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of the District or of the foreign country.

(b)An order issued by a tribunal of the District modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 46-357.11 , if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of the District may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to § 46-356.11 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of the District or of the foreign country.

(b) An order issued by a tribunal of the District modifying a foreign child-support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.