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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part B - Contest of Validity or Enforcement › § 46–306.05. Notice of registration of order. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.05. Notice of registration of order. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 605, 42 DCR 6748; July 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-131, § 2(j), 45 DCR 2924; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(f)(5), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.5.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137, in subsec. (b), substituted “A notice” for “The notice”; redesignated subsec. (c) as subsec. (d); and added subsec. (c).
Emergency Legislation
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(j) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-225, December 23, 1997, 45 DCR 151).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(j) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-310, March 29, 1998, 45 DCR 1950.
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(j) of Uniform Interstate Family Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-94, April 29, 1998, law notification 45 DCR 2785).
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 605 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part B - Contest of Validity or Enforcement › § 46–306.06. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.06. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 606, 42 DCR 6748; July 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-131, § 2(k), 45 DCR 2924; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(f)(6), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.6.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137, in subsec. (a), deleted “(contest of registration or enforcement)” following “§ 46-306.07”.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(k) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-225, December 23, 1997, 45 DCR 151).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(k) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-310, March 29, 1998, 45 DCR 1950.
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(k) of Uniform Interstate Family Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-94, April 29, 1998, law notification 45 DCR 2785).
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 606 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part B - Contest of Validity or Enforcement › § 46–306.07. Contest of registration or enforcement. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.07. Contest of registration or enforcement. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 607, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(f)(7), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.7.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 46-306.06.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137, in par. (a)(6), substituted “;” for “; or”; in par. (a)(7), deleted “(choice of law)” following “§ 46-306.04”, substituted “alleged arrearages” for “arrearages”, and substituted “; or” for a period; and added par. (a)(8).
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 607 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part B - Contest of Validity or Enforcement › § 46–306.08. Confirmed order. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.08. Confirmed order. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 608, 42 DCR 6748; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.8.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 608 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part C - Registration and Modification of Child Support Order › § 46–306.09. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.09. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 609, 42 DCR 6748; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.9.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 609 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part C - Registration and Modification of Child Support Order › § 46–306.10. Effect of registration for modification. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.10. Effect of registration for modification. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 610, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(f)(8), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.10.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137 substituted “§ 46-306.11, § 46-306.13, or § 46-306.15” for “§ 46-306.11”; and deleted “(modification of child support order of another state)” following “§ 46-306.11”.
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 610 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part C - Registration and Modification of Child Support Order › § 46–306.11. Modification of child-support order of another state. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.11. Modification of child-support order of another state. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 611, 42 DCR 6748; July 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-131, § 2(l), 45 DCR 2924; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(f)(9), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.11.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 46-302.01, § 46-306.10, and § 46-306.15.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137, rewrote the section.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(l) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-225, December 23, 1997, 45 DCR 151).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(l) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-310, March 20, 1998, 45 DCR 1950).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(l) of Uniform Interstate Family Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-94, April 29, 1998, law notification 45 DCR).
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 611 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part C - Registration and Modification of Child Support Order › § 46–306.12. Recognition of order modified in another state. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.12. Recognition of order modified in another state. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 612, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(f)(10), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.12.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137 rewrote the section.
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 612 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part C - Registration and Modification of Child Support Order › § 46–306.13. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in the District. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.13. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in the District. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 613; as added July 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-131, § 2(m), 45 DCR 2924; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 145, 47 DCR 520; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.13.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 46-306.10 and § 46-306.11.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-91 deleted the phrase “of this chapter” following the enumeration of subchapters.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary addition of section, see § 2(m) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-225, December 23, 1997, 45 DCR 151).
For temporary addition of section, see § 2(m) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-310, March 20, 1998, 45 DCR 1950).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) addition of section, see § 2(m) of Uniform Interstate Family Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-94, April 29, 1998, law notification 45 DCR).
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 613 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part C - Registration and Modification of Child Support Order › § 46–306.14. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.14. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 614; as added July 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-131, § 2(m), 45 DCR 2924; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.14.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary addition of section, see § 2(m) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Act 12-225, December 23, 1997, 45 DCR 151).
For temporary addition of section, see § 2(m) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-310, March 20, 1998, 45 DCR 1950).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 7(a) of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-309, March 20, 1998, 45 DCR 1923), § 7(a) of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Second Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-439, August 12, 1998, 45 DCR 6110), § 7(a) of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-503, October 27, 1998, 45 DCR 8495), and § 7(a) of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-600, January 20, 1999, 46 DCR 1239).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 13 of the Self-Sufficiency Promotion Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-372, June 9, 1998, 45 DCR 4270), § 13 of the Self-Sufficiency Promotion Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-425, July 31, 1998, 45 DCR 5682), § 13 of the Self-Sufficiency Promotion Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-552, December 24, 1998, 46 DCR 521), and § 13 of the Self-Sufficiency Promotion Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-9, February 17, 1999, 46DCR 2492).
For temporary repeal of D.C. Law 12-103, see § 13 of the Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Second Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-439, August 12, 1998, 45 DCR 6110).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 7(a) of Child Support and Welfare Reform Compliance Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-210, April 13, 1999, law notification 46 DCR 3832).
For temporary (225 day) addition of section, see § 2(m) of Uniform Interstate Family Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-94, April 29, 1998, law notification 45 DCR 2785).
Editor's Notes
Application of Law 12-131: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 46-301.01.
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 614 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order › Part C - Registration and Modification of Child Support Order › § 46–306.15. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country or political subdivision. [Repealed]

§ 46–306.15. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country or political subdivision. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 615; as added June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(f)(11), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 46-302.01, § 46-306.10, and § 46-306.11.
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 615 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VII - Determination of Parentage › § 46–307.01. Proceeding to determine parentage. [Repealed]

§ 46–307.01. Proceeding to determine parentage. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 701, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(g), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-347.1.
Cross References
Interstate family support, available proceeding, determination of parentage, see § 46-303.01.
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 701 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VIII - Interstate Rendition › § 46–308.01. Grounds for rendition. [Repealed]

§ 46–308.01. Grounds for rendition. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 801, 42 DCR 6748; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-348.1.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 801 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter VIII - Interstate Rendition › § 46–308.02. Conditions of rendition. [Repealed]

§ 46–308.02. Conditions of rendition. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 802, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(h), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-348.2.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137, in subsec. (b), deleted “the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act,” following “this chapter”.
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 802 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed] › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › § 46–309.01. Uniformity of application and construction. [Repealed]

§ 46–309.01. Uniformity of application and construction. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 901, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(i), 53 DCR 3634; Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 902, 63 DCR 222.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-349.1.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137 rewrote the section which had read as follows: “This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.”
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provided: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 901 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter I - General Provisions › § 46–351.01. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

§ 46–351.01. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 101, 63 DCR 222.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 101 of Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-215, Nov. 30, 2015, 62 DCR 15616).
For temporary (90 days) enactment of this chapter, see §§ 101-903 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-215, Nov. 30, 2015, 62 DCR 15616).
For temporary (90 days) enactment of this chapter, see §§ 101-903 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Congressional Emergency Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-301, Feb. 18, 2016, 63 DCR 2139).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter I - General Provisions › § 46–351.03. Tribunal and support enforcement agency of the District

§ 46–351.03. Tribunal and support enforcement agency of the District.
(a) The Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is the tribunal of the District.
(b) The Office of the Attorney General is the support enforcement agency of the District.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 103, 63 DCR 222.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 103 of Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-215, Nov. 30, 2015, 62 DCR 15616).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter I - General Provisions › § 46–351.04. Remedies cumulative

§ 46–351.04. Remedies cumulative.
(a) Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.
(b) This chapter does not:
(1) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of the District; or
(2) Grant a tribunal of the District jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this chapter.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 104, 63 DCR 222.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 104 of Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-215, Nov. 30, 2015, 62 DCR 15616).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter I - General Provisions › § 46–351.05. Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding

§ 46–351.05. Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
(a) A tribunal of the District shall apply subchapters I through VI of this chapter [§§ 46-351.01 through § 46-356.16] and, as applicable, subchapter VII of this chapter [§ 46-357.01 et seq.], to a support proceeding involving:
(1) A foreign support order;
(2) A foreign tribunal; or
(3) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
(b) A tribunal of the District that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of subchapters I through VI of this chapter [§§ 46-351.01 through § 46-356.16].
(c) Subchapter VII of this chapter [§ 46-357.01 et seq.] applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of subchapter VII of this chapter [§ 46-357.01 et seq.] is inconsistent with subchapters I through VI of this chapter [§§ 46-351.01 through § 46-356.16], subchapter VII [§ 46-357.01 et seq.] controls.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 105, 63 DCR 222.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 105 of Uniform Interstate Family Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-215, Nov. 30, 2015, 62 DCR 15616).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.01. Personal jurisdiction over nonresident individual

§ 46–352.01. Personal jurisdiction over nonresident individual.
(a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of the District may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual’s guardian or conservator if:
(1) The individual is personally served with notice within the District;
(2) The individual submits to the jurisdiction of the District by consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction;
(3) The individual resided with the child in the District;
(4) The individual resided in the District and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child;
(5) The child resides in the District as a result of the acts or directives of the individual;
(6) The individual engaged in sexual intercourse in the District and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse; or
(7) There is any other basis consistent with the laws of the District and the Constitution of the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
(b) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection (a) of this section or in any other law of the District may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of the District to modify a child-support order of another state unless the requirements of § 46-356.11 are met, or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of § 46-356.15 are met.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 201, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.02. Duration of personal jurisdiction

§ 46–352.02. Duration of personal jurisdiction.
Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of the District in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of the District relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of the District has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by §§ 46-352.05, 46-352.06, and 46-352.11.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 202, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.03. Initiating and responding tribunal of state

§ 46–352.03. Initiating and responding tribunal of state.
Under this chapter, a tribunal of the District may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 203, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.04. Simultaneous proceedings

§ 46–352.04. Simultaneous proceedings.
(a) A tribunal of the District may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:
(1) The petition or comparable pleading in the District is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;
(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and
(3) If relevant, the District is the home state of the child.
(b) A tribunal of the District may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:
(1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the District for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the District;
(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the District; and
(3) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 204, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.05. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child-support order

§ 46–352.05. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child-support order.
(a) A tribunal of the District that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of the District, has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child-support order if the order is the controlling order and:
(1) At the time of the filing of a request for modification the District is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or
(2) Even if the District is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of the District may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.
(b) A tribunal of the District that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of the District, may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:
(1) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of the District that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or
(2) Its order is not the controlling order.
(c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child-support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that Act which modifies a child-support order of a tribunal of the District, a tribunal of the District shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.
(d) A tribunal of the District that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child-support order, may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.
(e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 205, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.06. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child-support order

§ 46–352.06. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child-support order.
(a) A tribunal of the District that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of the District, may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:
(1) The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or
(2) A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.
(b) A tribunal of the District having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 206, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.08. Child-support orders for 2 or more obligees

§ 46–352.08. Child-support orders for 2 or more obligees.
In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2 or more child-support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of the District shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of the District.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 208, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.09. Credit for payments

§ 46–352.09. Credit for payments.
A tribunal of the District shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child-support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child-support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of the District, another state, or a foreign country.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 209, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.10. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction

§ 46–352.10. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.
A tribunal of the District exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of the District relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order, may receive evidence from outside the District pursuant to § 46-353.16, communicate with a tribunal outside the District pursuant to § 46-353.17, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside the District pursuant to § 46-353.18. In all other respects, subchapters III through VI of this chapter [§§ 46-353.01 through § 46-356.16] do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of the District.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 210, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter II - Jurisdiction › § 46–352.11. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order

§ 46–352.11. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order.
(a) A tribunal of the District issuing a spousal-support order consistent with the law of the District has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation.
(b) A tribunal of the District may not modify a spousal-support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.
(c) A tribunal of the District that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order, may serve as:
(1) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal-support order issued in the District; or
(2) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal-support order.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 211, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.01. Proceedings under chapter

§ 46–353.01. Proceedings under chapter.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this subchapter applies to all proceedings under this chapter.
(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondnet.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 301, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.02. Proceeding by minor parent

§ 46–353.02. Proceeding by minor parent.
A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor’s child.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 302, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.03. Application of law of the District

§ 46–353.03. Application of law of the District.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a responding tribunal of the District shall:
(1) Apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in the District and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and
(2) Determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of the District.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 303, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.04. Duties of initiating tribunal

§ 46–353.04. Duties of initiating tribunal.
(a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of the District shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents:
(1) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or
(2) If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.
(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of the District shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of the District shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 304, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.05. Duties and powers of responding tribunal

§ 46–353.05. Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
(a) When a responding tribunal of the District receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to § 46-353.01(b), it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.
(b) A responding tribunal of the District, to the extent not prohibited by other law, may do one or more of the following:
(1) Establish or enforce a support order, modify a child-support order, determine the controlling child-support order, or determine parentage of a child;
(2) Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;
(3) Order income withholding;
(4) Determine the amount of any arrearages, and specify a method of payment;
(5) Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;
(6) Set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;
(7) Place liens and order execution on the obligor’s property;
(8) Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor’s current residential address, electronic-mail address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;
(9) Issue a bench warrant for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the bench warrant in any local and state computer systems for criminal warrants;
(10) Order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;
(11) Award reasonable attorney’s fees and other fees and costs; and
(12) Grant any other available remedy.
(c) A responding tribunal of the District shall include in a support order issued under this chapter, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.
(d) A responding tribunal of the District may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this chapter upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.
(e) If a responding tribunal of the District issues an order under this chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.
(f) If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of the District shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 305, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.06. Inappropriate tribunal

§ 46–353.06. Inappropriate tribunal.
If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of the District, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of the District or of another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 306, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.07. Duties of support enforcement agency

§ 46–353.07. Duties of support enforcement agency.
(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, a support enforcement agency of the District, upon request:
(1) Shall provide services to a petitioner residing in a state;
(2) Shall provide services to a petitioner requesting services through a central authority of a foreign country as described in § 46-351.02(6)(A) or (D); and
(3) May provide services to a petitioner who is an individual not residing in a state.
(b) A support enforcement agency of the District that is providing services to the petitioner shall:
(1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of the District, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;
(2) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;
(3) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;
(4) Within 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;
(5) Within 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent’s attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and
(6) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
(c) A support enforcement agency of the District that requests registration of a child-support order in the District for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:
(1) To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or
(2) If 2 or more child-support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.
(d) A support enforcement agency of the District that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.
(e) A support enforcement agency of the District shall issue or request a tribunal of the District to issue a child-support order and an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to § 46-353.19.
(f) This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 307, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.08. Duty of Office of the Attorney General

§ 46–353.08. Duty of Office of the Attorney General.
The Office of the Attorney General may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with the District and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 308, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.09. Private counsel

§ 46–353.09. Private counsel.
An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 309, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.10. Duties of Office of the Attorney General as state information agency

§ 46–353.10. Duties of Office of the Attorney General as state information agency.
(a) The Office of the Attorney General is the state information agency under this chapter.
(b) The state information agency shall:
(1) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in the District which have jurisdiction under this chapter and any support enforcement agencies in the District and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state;
(2) Maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states;
(3) Forward to the appropriate tribunal in the District all documents concerning a proceeding under this chapter received from another state or a foreign country; and
(4) Obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor’s property within the District not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor’s address from employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver’s licenses, and social security.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 310, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.11. Pleadings and accompanying documents

§ 46–353.11. Pleadings and accompanying documents.
(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under § 46-353.12, the petition or accompanying documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and social security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and alleged parent, and the name, sex, residential address, social security number, and date of birth of each child for whose benefit support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the petition must be accompanied by a copy of any support order known to have been issued by another tribunal. The petition may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.
(b) The petition must specify the relief sought. The petition and accompanying documents must conform substantially with the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 311, 63 DCR 222.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 46 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support › Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application › § 46–353.12. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances

§ 46–353.12. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice.
(Feb. 27, 2016, D.C. Law 21-73, § 312, 63 DCR 222.)