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.
D.C. Code § 46-353.06
Inappropriate tribunal
Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
The act spans §§ 46–46 (77 sections).
Feb. 27, 2016, D.C
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.