(a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of the District.
(b) A registered order issued in another state is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of the District.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a tribunal of the District shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
CREDIT(S)
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 603, 42 DCR 6748.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.3.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-81, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 46-301.01.
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 603 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.