If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of the District is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of the District:
(1) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;
(2) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
(3) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.
CREDIT(S)
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 612, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(f)(10), 53 DCR 3634.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-346.12.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137 rewrote section, which had read as follows:
“A tribunal of the District shall recognize a modification of its earlier child support order by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to a law substantially similar to this chapter, and, upon request, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall:
“(1) Enforce the order that was modified only as to amounts accruing before the modification;
“(2) Enforce only nonmodifiable aspects of that order;
“(3) Provide other appropriate relief only for violations of that order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
“(4) Recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.”
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 § 612 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.