The District of Columbia government shall give full faith and credit to the determinations of parentage made by other states, whether established through voluntary acknowledgment or through an administrative or judicial process.
(Mar. 16, 1995, D.C. Law 10-223, § 2(d), 41 DCR 8051; July 18, 2008, D.C. Law 18-33, § 3(f), 56 DCR 4269.)
1981 Ed., § 16-909.2.
D.C. Law 18-33 substituted “parentage” for “paternity”.
For temporary (225 day) addition of section, see § 102(b) of the Paternity Acknowledgment and Gas Station Advisory Board Re-establishment Temporary Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-206, April 9, 1997, law notification 44 DCR 2401).
Mayor authorized to issue rules: Section 3 of D.C. Law 10-223 provided that, pursuant to Subtitle I of Chapter 15 of Title 1, the Mayor may issue rules to implement the provisions of the act.
Section 28(b)(1) of D.C. Law 15-354 provided that the section designation of § 16-901.2 of the District of Columbia Official Code is redesignated as § 16-901.02.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 16 - Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Chapter 9 - Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Support, Etc
§ 16–902. Residency requirements
§ 16–903. Decree annulling marriage
§ 16–904. Grounds for divorce, legal separation, and annulment
§ 16–905. Revocation and enlargement of decree of legal separation
§ 16–906. Causes for absolute divorce arising after decree for separation
§ 16–907. Parent and child relationship defined
§ 16–908. Relationship not dependent on marriage or domestic partnership
§ 16–909. Proof of child’s relationship to parents
§ 16–909.02. Full faith and credit to parentage determinations by other states
§ 16–909.03. Voluntary paternity acknowledgment program for birthing hospitals
§ 16–909.04. Voluntary paternity acknowledgment program for birth records agency
§ 16–909.05. Mayor authorized to designate other sites for paternity acknowledgment program
§ 16–910. Assignment and equitable distribution of property
§ 16–911. Pendente lite relief
§ 16–912. Permanent alimony; enforcement. [Repealed]
§ 16–914.01. Retention of jurisdiction as to alimony, custody of children, and child support
§ 16–914.02. Child custody and visitation rights of parents during deployment for military service
§ 16–915. Change of name on divorce
§ 16–916.01. Child Support Guideline
§ 16–916.01a. — Appendices to § 16-916.01
§ 16–916.02. Child Support Guideline Commission
§ 16–916.03. Proceedings in which child support matters may be considered
§ 16–917. Co-respondents as defendants; service of process. [Repealed]
§ 16–918. Appointment of counsel; compensation; termination of appointment
§ 16–919. Proof required on default or admission of defendant
§ 16–920. Effective date of decree or judgment for annulment or absolute divorce
§ 16–921. Validity of marriage, action to determine
§ 16–922. Validity of marriages and divorces solemnized or pronounced before January 1, 1902
§ 16–924. Expedited judicial hearing for child support
§ 16–925. Privacy protection for victims of domestic violence