2012 District of Columbia Code
Section 46-228

Choice of law

(a) The law and procedures of the jurisdiction in which the obligor is employed shall apply, except with respect to:

(1) When withholding must be implemented; and

(2) The statute of limitations for maintaining an action on arrearages of support payments.

(b) The Court shall apply the statute of limitations for maintaining an action on arrearages of support payments of either this jurisdiction or the jurisdiction that issued the support order, whichever is longer.

CREDIT(S)

(Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-166, § 29, 33 DCR 6710.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-528.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 6-166, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 46-201.

Current through September 13, 2012

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