A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the Convention may register that order in the District under §§ 46-356.01 through 46-356.08 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.
D.C. Code § 46-356.16
Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification
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.