A support order or income-withholding order issued by a tribunal of another state may be registered in the District for enforcement.
CREDIT(S)
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 601, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(f)(2), 53 DCR 3634.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.1.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137 deleted “an” preceding “income-withholding”.
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 § 601 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.