District of Columbia § 46-357.10 Foreign support agreement.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 46-357.10 — Foreign support agreement.

District of Columbia § 46-357.10

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 § 46-357.10 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of the District shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in the District.

(b)An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:

(1)A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and

(2)A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.

(c)A tribunal of the District may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.

(d)In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of the Distri

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of the District shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in the District.

(b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:

(1) A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and

(2) A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.

(c) A tribunal of the District may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.

(d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of the District may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:

(1) Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;

(2) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;

(3) The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in the District, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in the District; or

(4) The record submitted under subsection (b) of this section lacks authenticity or integrity.

(e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.