District of Columbia § 46-357.11 Modification of convention child-support order.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 46-357.11 — Modification of convention child-support order.

District of Columbia § 46-357.11

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 § 46-357.11 (2026).

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(a)A tribunal of the District may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:

(1)The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of the District, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or

(2)The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.

(b)If a tribunal of the District does not modify a Convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in the District, § 46-357.08(c) applies.

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(a) A tribunal of the District may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:

(1) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of the District, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or

(2) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.

(b) If a tribunal of the District does not modify a Convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in the District, § 46-357.08(c) applies.