§ 46-301.03. Remedies cumulative.

Current through October 23, 2012

(a) Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law, including the recognition of a support order of a foreign country or political subdivision on the basis of comity.

(b) This chapter does not:

(1) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of the District; or

(2) Grant a tribunal of the District jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this chapter.

                
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(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 103, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(a)(2), 53 DCR 3634.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 30-341.3.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 16-137 rewrote the section, which had read as follows:

"Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other 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 § 104 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.