In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 901, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(i), 53 DCR 3634.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-349.1.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-137 rewrote the section which had read as follows:
"This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it."
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 § 901 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.
