Except as otherwise provided by 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.
CREDIT(S)
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 303, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(c)(3), 53 DCR 3634.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-343.3.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137, in par. (1), deleted “, including the rules on choice of law,” following “substantive law”.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-81, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 46-301.01.
For Law 16-137, see notes following § 46-301.01.
Effective Dates
Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provides: “This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007.”
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 303 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.
This section is based upon § 303 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.