District Of Columbia § 46-356.03 - Effect of registration for enforcement.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 46-356.03 — Effect of registration for enforcement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-356.03. Effect of registration for enforcement.
46-356.03A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of the District.
A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of the District.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a tribunal of the District shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
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