District of Columbia Code
Subchapter V - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 16–4605.03. Transitional provision

A motion or other request for relief made in a child-custody proceeding or to enforce a child-custody determination which was commenced before April 27, 2001, is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.
(Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-293, § 2(d), 48 DCR 2214; Mar. 31, 2009, D.C. Law 17-378, § 2(c), (e), 56 DCR 1572; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 75(c), 59 DCR 6190.)
2001 Ed., § 16-4604.02.
D.C. Law 17-378 redesignated this section and substituted “April 27, 2001” for “the effective date of this chapter”.
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-171 made a stylistic change.
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 402 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (1997 Act).

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