District of Columbia Code
Title 46 - Domestic Relations

§ 46–204. Amendment of order establishing alimony, child support, or maintenance; award as money judgment - (a) Any order requiring payment of an amount of child...

§ 46–205. Contents of support order - All support orders, whether they are original orders or modifications...

§ 46–205.01. Inclusion of social security numbers in support records - The social security number of each individual who is party...

§ 46–206. Service - (a) In any case brought in Court under § 11-1101(a)(1),...

§ 46–207. Enforcement by withholding - (a) All support orders, whether they are original orders or...

§ 46–207.01. Implementation of withholding - (a) The IV-D agency shall implement withholding for support orders...

§ 46–208. Withholding - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of subchapter II or III...

§ 46–209. Notice of withholding to the obligor - (a) If a support order becomes enforceable by withholding pursuant...

§ 46–210. Objections to withholding - (a) An obligor may object to a withholding commenced pursuant...

§ 46–211. Notice to withhold to the holder - A notice or order to withhold served pursuant to §...

§ 46–212. Holder’s duty to withhold and make payments - (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,...

§ 46–213. Judgment against holder for failure to comply - (a) If a holder fails to withhold support from earnings...

§ 46–214. Termination of withholding - (a) Withholding shall terminate: (1) When the support obligation has...

§ 46–215. Lapse of order of withholding - An order to withhold issued by the IV-D agency or...

§ 46–216. Termination of employment - (a) Within 10 days after an employer receives notice that...

§ 46–217. Limitations and priorities - (a) When there is more than 1 withholding order against...

§ 46–218. Voluntary income withholding - (a) An obligor may obtain voluntary income withholding by filing...

§ 46–219. No discrimination in employment for withholding - (a) No employer shall discharge, refuse to employ, take disciplinary...

§ 46–220. Payments by employer where employee has no salary or salary inadequate for services rendered - Where the obligor claims to be rendering services without salary...

§ 46–221. Quashing withholding where judgment obtained to hinder just claims - Where a notice or order to withhold issued under this...

§ 46–222. Interstate withholding - (a) Upon receipt of notice from another state that withholding...

§ 46–223. Initiation of withholding in other jurisdictions - (a) When an obligor under a support order derives income...

§ 46–224. Enforcement of orders by means other than income withholding - (a) A lien is created by operation of law against...

§ 46–224.01. Interception of lottery prizes for delinquent child support payments - (a) In the case of orders being enforced by the...

§ 46–224.02. Parent locator service - (a) The IV-D agency is established as the District’s centralized...

§ 46–225. Reporting and publication of delinquent accounts - (a) The IV-D agency shall report to a consumer credit...

§ 46–225.01. Sanctions - (a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, no car registration...

§ 46–225.02. Criminal contempt remedy for failure to pay child support - (a) The Mayor or a party who has a legal...

§ 46–226. Limitation of liability - (a) Neither the District nor its officers or employees shall...

§ 46–226.01. Child support enforcement funding - (a) The following payments received by the District under Part...

§ 46–226.02. Filing of identifying information by parties to paternity and support proceedings - (a) Upon the first personal appearance before the IV-D agency...

§ 46–226.03. Authority of IV-D agency to expedite paternity and support processes - (a) The IV-D agency may take the following actions relating...

§ 46–226.04. Recognition and enforcement of authority of other state IV-D agencies - Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the IV-D agency...

§ 46–226.05. Access to locate systems - The IV-D agency shall develop procedures to ensure that all...

§ 46–226.06. Directory of New Hires - (a) The Mayor shall establish and maintain a District of...

§ 46–226.07. Administrative enforcement in interstate cases - (a) The IV-D agency shall respond within 5 business days...

§ 46–226.08. Fraudulent transfers - Whenever the IV-D agency knows of a transfer by a...

§ 46–226.09. Court ordered work requirements - Whenever an individual owes past-due support for a child receiving...

§ 46–226.10. Automated procedures - The IV-D agency shall have in operation a single, District-wide...

§ 46–226.11. Jurisdiction - The IV-D agency and any administrative or judicial tribunal with...

§ 46–227. Rulemaking authority - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...

§ 46–228. Choice of law - (a) The law and procedures of the jurisdiction in which...

§ 46–229. Rules of procedure - The Court shall establish rules of procedure necessary to effectuate...

§ 46–230. Public Information Program - The Mayor shall ensure that an extensive program of public...

§ 46–231. Enforcement - This subchapter shall not be enforced until 60 calendar days...

Subchapter II - Medical Support Enforcement

§ 46–251.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Custodian”...

§ 46–251.02. Use of medical support notice; IV-D agency - (a) In cases being enforced pursuant to Part D of...

§ 46–251.03. Medical support notice; contents; effect - (a) A medical support notice shall be issued in a...

§ 46–251.04. Duties of the employer - (a) Upon receipt of a medical support notice, an employer...

§ 46–251.05. Duties of the health insurer - (a) Upon receipt of a medical support notice from an...

§ 46–251.06. Selection of a health insurance coverage option - (a) Upon receipt of notice from a health insurer that...

§ 46–251.07. Withholding for health insurance coverage - (a) When an employer receives notice from a health insurer...

§ 46–251.08. Priority of withholding for employee contributions to health insurance coverage - (a) If there are insufficient funds available within the limits...

§ 46–251.09. Liability for contributions to health insurance coverage; objections to withholding - (a) An employee is liable for employee contributions required to...

§ 46–251.10. Sanctions; limitations on liability - (a) An employer shall not discharge, refuse to employ, or...

Chapter 3 - Interstate Family Support. [Repealed]

Subchapter I - General Provisions

§ 46–301.01. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 101, 42...

§ 46–301.02. Tribunal of the District. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 102, 42...

§ 46–301.03. Remedies cumulative. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 103, 42...

Subchapter II - Jurisdiction

§ 46–302.01. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 201, 42...

§ 46–302.02. Duration of personal jurisdiction. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 202, 42...

§ 46–302.03. Initiating and responding tribunal of the District. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 203, 42...

§ 46–302.04. Simultaneous proceedings. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 204, 42...

§ 46–302.05. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child-support order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 205, 42...

§ 46–302.06. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child-support order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 206, 42...

§ 46–302.07. Determination of controlling child-support order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 207, 42...

§ 46–302.08. Child support orders for 2 or more obligees. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 208, 42...

§ 46–302.09. Credit for payments. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 209, 42...

§ 46–302.10. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 210; as...

§ 46–302.11. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 211; as...

Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application

§ 46–303.01. Proceedings available under this chapter. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 301, 42...

§ 46–303.02. Proceeding by minor parent. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 302, 42...

§ 46–303.03. Application of law of the District. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 303, 42...

§ 46–303.04. Duties of initiating tribunal. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 304, 42...

§ 46–303.05. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 305, 42...

§ 46–303.06. Inappropriate tribunal. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 306, 42...

§ 46–303.07. Duties of support enforcement agency. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 307, 42...

§ 46–303.07a. [Transferred]. [Transferred] - Redesignated as § 46-303.08. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81,...

§ 46–303.08. Duty of Mayor to order or provide services. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 307a; as...

§ 46–303.09. Private counsel. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 308, 42...

§ 46–303.10. Duties of Mayor. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 309, 42...

§ 46–303.11. Pleadings and accompanying documents. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 310, 42...

§ 46–303.12. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 311, 42...

§ 46–303.13. Costs and fees. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 312, 42...

§ 46–303.14. Limited immunity of petitioner. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 313, 42...

§ 46–303.15. Nonparentage as defense. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 314, 42...

§ 46–303.16. Special rules of evidence and procedure. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 315, 42...

§ 46–303.17. Communications between tribunals. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 316, 42...

§ 46–303.18. Assistance with discovery. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 317, 42...

§ 46–303.19. Receipt and disbursement of payments. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 318, 42...

Subchapter IV - Establishment of Support Order

§ 46–304.01. Petition to establish support order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 401, 42...

Subchapter V - Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration

§ 46–305.01. Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another state. [Repealed] - An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent...

§ 46–305.02. Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 502; as...

§ 46–305.03. Employer’s compliance with 2 or more income-withholding orders. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 503; as...

§ 46–305.04. Immunity from civil liability. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 504; as...

§ 46–305.05. Penalties for noncompliance. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 505; as...

§ 46–305.06. Contest by obligor. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 506; as...

§ 46–305.07. Administrative enforcement of orders. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 507, formerly...

Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order

Part A - Registration and Enforcement of Support Order

§ 46–306.01. Registration of order for enforcement. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 601, 42...

§ 46–306.02. Procedure to register order for enforcement. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 602, 42...

§ 46–306.03. Effect of registration for enforcement. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 603, 42...

§ 46–306.04. Choice of law. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 604, 42...

Part B - Contest of Validity or Enforcement

§ 46–306.05. Notice of registration of order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 605, 42...

§ 46–306.06. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 606, 42...

§ 46–306.07. Contest of registration or enforcement. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 607, 42...

§ 46–306.08. Confirmed order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 608, 42...

Part C - Registration and Modification of Child Support Order

§ 46–306.09. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 609, 42...

§ 46–306.10. Effect of registration for modification. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 610, 42...

§ 46–306.11. Modification of child-support order of another state. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 611, 42...

§ 46–306.12. Recognition of order modified in another state. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 612, 42...

§ 46–306.13. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in the District. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 613; as...

§ 46–306.14. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 614; as...

§ 46–306.15. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country or political subdivision. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 615; as...

Subchapter VII - Determination of Parentage

§ 46–307.01. Proceeding to determine parentage. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 701, 42...

Subchapter VIII - Interstate Rendition

§ 46–308.01. Grounds for rendition. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 801, 42...

§ 46–308.02. Conditions of rendition. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 802, 42...

Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 46–309.01. Uniformity of application and construction. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 901, 42...

Chapter 3A - Uniform Interstate Family Support

Subchapter I - General Provisions

§ 46–351.01. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act - This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family...

§ 46–351.02. Definitions - In this chapter: (1) “Child” means an individual, whether over...

§ 46–351.03. Tribunal and support enforcement agency of the District - (a) The Family Division of the Superior Court of the...

§ 46–351.04. Remedies cumulative - (a) Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do...

§ 46–351.05. Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding - (a) A tribunal of the District shall apply subchapters I...

Subchapter II - Jurisdiction

§ 46–352.01. Personal jurisdiction over nonresident individual - (a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support...

§ 46–352.02. Duration of personal jurisdiction - Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of the District in...

§ 46–352.03. Initiating and responding tribunal of state - Under this chapter, a tribunal of the District may serve...

§ 46–352.04. Simultaneous proceedings - (a) A tribunal of the District may exercise jurisdiction to...

§ 46–352.05. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child-support order - (a) A tribunal of the District that has issued a...

§ 46–352.06. Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child-support order - (a) A tribunal of the District that has issued a...

§ 46–352.07. Determination of controlling child-support order - (a) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and...

§ 46–352.08. Child-support orders for 2 or more obligees - In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2...

§ 46–352.09. Credit for payments - A tribunal of the District shall credit amounts collected for...

§ 46–352.10. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction - A tribunal of the District exercising personal jurisdiction over a...

§ 46–352.11. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order - (a) A tribunal of the District issuing a spousal-support order...

Subchapter III - Civil Provisions of General Application

§ 46–353.01. Proceedings under chapter - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this subchapter...

§ 46–353.02. Proceeding by minor parent - A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative...

§ 46–353.03. Application of law of the District - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a responding tribunal...

§ 46–353.04. Duties of initiating tribunal - (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this...

§ 46–353.05. Duties and powers of responding tribunal - (a) When a responding tribunal of the District receives a...

§ 46–353.06. Inappropriate tribunal - If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an...

§ 46–353.07. Duties of support enforcement agency - (a) In a proceeding under this chapter, a support enforcement...

§ 46–353.08. Duty of Office of the Attorney General - The Office of the Attorney General may determine that a...

§ 46–353.09. Private counsel - An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual...

§ 46–353.10. Duties of Office of the Attorney General as state information agency - (a) The Office of the Attorney General is the state...

§ 46–353.11. Pleadings and accompanying documents - (a) In a proceeding under this chapter, a petitioner seeking...

§ 46–353.12. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances - If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading...

§ 46–353.13. Costs and fees - (a) The petitioner may not be required to pay a...

§ 46–353.14. Limited immunity of petitioner - (a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this...

§ 46–353.15. Nonparentage as defense - A party whose parentage of a child has been previously...

§ 46–353.16. Special rules of evidence and procedure - (a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is...

§ 46–353.17. Communications between tribunals - A tribunal of the District may communicate with a tribunal...

§ 46–353.18. Assistance with discovery - A tribunal of the District may: (1) Request a tribunal...

§ 46–353.19. Receipt and disbursement of payments - (a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of the District...

Subchapter IV - Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage

§ 46–354.01. Establishment of support order - (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this...

§ 46–354.02. Proceeding to determine parentage - A tribunal of the District authorized to determine parentage of...

Subchapter V - Enforcement of Support Order without Registration

§ 46–355.01. Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another state - An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent...

§ 46–355.02. Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state - (a) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor’s employer...

§ 46–355.03. Employer’s compliance with 2 or more income-withholding orders - If an obligor’s employer receives 2 or more income-withholding orders...

§ 46–355.04. Immunity from civil liability - An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued in...

§ 46–355.05. Penalties for noncompliance - An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding...

§ 46–355.06. Contest by obligor - (a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of...

§ 46–355.07. Administrative enforcement of orders - (a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce...

Subchapter VI - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order

Part A - Registration for Enforcement of Support Order

§ 46–356.01. Registration of order for enforcement - A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state...

§ 46–356.02. Procedure to register order for enforcement - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 46-357.06, a support...

§ 46–356.03. Effect of registration for enforcement - (a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another...

§ 46–356.04. Choice of law - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this...

§ 46–356.05. Notice of registration of order - (a) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in...

§ 46–356.06. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order - (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or...

§ 46–356.07. Contest of registration or enforcement - (a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a...

§ 46–356.08. Confirmed order - Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of...

§ 46–356.09. Procedure to register child-support order of another state for modification - A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or...

§ 46–356.10. Effect of registration for modification - A tribunal of the District may enforce a child-support order...

§ 46–356.11. Modification of child-support order of another state - (a) If § 46-356.13 does not apply, upon petition a...

§ 46–356.12. Recognition of order modified in another state - If a child-support order issued by a tribunal of the...

§ 46–356.13. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of another state when individual parties reside in the District - (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside...

§ 46–356.14. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification - Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child-support order,...

Part D - Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order

§ 46–356.15. Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of foreign country - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 46-357.11, if a...

§ 46–356.16. Procedure to register child-support order of foreign country for modification - A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or...

§ 46–357.01. Definitions - In this subchapter: (1) “Application” means a request under the...

§ 46–357.02. Applicability - This subchapter applies only to a support proceeding under the...

§ 46–357.03. Relationship of Office of the Attorney General to United States central authority - The Office of the Attorney General is recognized as the...

§ 46–357.04. Initiation by Office of the Attorney General of support proceeding under Convention - (a) In a support proceeding under this subchapter, the Office...

§ 46–357.05. Direct request - (a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment...

§ 46–357.06. Registration of Convention support order - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a party...

§ 46–357.07. Contest of registered convention support order - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, §§ 46-356.05...

§ 46–357.08. Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

§ 46–357.09. Partial enforcement - If a tribunal of the District does not recognize and...

§ 46–357.10. Foreign support agreement - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d)...

§ 46–357.11. Modification of convention child-support order - (a) A tribunal of the District may not modify a...

§ 46–357.12. Personal information; limit on use - Personal information gathered or transmitted under this subchapter may be...

§ 46–357.13. Record in original language; English translation - A record filed with a tribunal of the District under...

§ 46–358.01. Grounds for rendition - (a) For purposes of this subchapter, “governor” includes an individual...

§ 46–358.02. Conditions of rendition - (a) Before making a demand that the governor of another...

§ 46–359.01. Uniformity of application and construction - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...

§ 46–359.02. [Reserved] - Section 902 of D.C. Law 21-73 repealed Chapter 3 of...

§ 46–359.03. Applicability - This chapter applies to proceedings begun on or after February...

Chapter 4 - Marriage

§ 46–401. Equal access to marriage - (a) Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 persons....

§ 46–401.01. Marriages void ab initio — In general - The following marriages are prohibited in the District of Columbia...

§ 46–402. Marriages void ab initio — Judicial decree - Any of such marriages may also be declared to have...

§ 46–403. Marriages void from date of decree; age of consent - The following marriages in said District shall be illegal, and...

§ 46–404. Persons allowed to institute annulment proceedings - A proceeding to declare the nullity of a marriage may...

§ 46–405. Illegal marriages entered into in another jurisdiction - If any marriage declared illegal by the aforegoing sections shall...

§ 46–405.01. Recognition of marriages from other jurisdictions - A marriage legally entered into in another jurisdiction between 2...

§ 46–406. Persons authorized to celebrate marriages - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

§ 46–407. Celebration of marriage by unauthorized persons. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1392, ch. 854, §...

§ 46–408. Celebration of marriage without license. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1392, ch. 854, §...

§ 46–409. Issuance of license — Waiting period. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Aug. 12, 1937, 50 Stat. 626, ch. 596, §...

§ 46–410. Issuance of license — Duty of Clerk; false swearing by applicant deemed perjury - It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the...

§ 46–411. Consent of parent or guardian - If any person intending to marry and seeking a license...

§ 46–412. Form of license; return; coupons - Licenses to perform the marriage ceremony shall be addressed to...

§ 46–413. Failure to make return - Any minister or other person, having solemnized or witnessed the...

§ 46–414. Record books - The Clerk of the said Court shall provide a record...

§ 46–415. Issue of marriages of colored persons. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1394, ch. 854, §...

§ 46–416. Public inspection and examination of applications - All applications for marriage licenses shall be open to inspection...

§ 46–416.01. Social security numbers to be filed with application - (a) Each applicant for a marriage license shall record on...

§ 46–417. Premarital blood tests; statement regarding test to be filed with application. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 959, Pub. L. 89-682,...

§ 46–418. Waiver of certain requirements. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 959, Pub. L. 89-682,...

§ 46–419. Financial inability to pay for blood test or required statement [Repealed] - Repealed. (Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 959, Pub. L. 89-682,...

§ 46–420. Confidential character of blood test information - Any information obtained from any laboratory blood test required under...

§ 46–421. Violations; prosecutions - Whoever fails to comply with §§ 46-416, 46-416.01, and 46-420...

Chapter 5 - Premarital Agreements

§ 46–501. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Domestic...

§ 46–502. Formalities - A premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by...

§ 46–503. Content - (a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect...

§ 46–504. Effect of marriage or domestic partnership - A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage or the registration...

§ 46–505. Amendment; revocation - After marriage or the registration of a domestic partnership under...

§ 46–506. Enforcement - (a) A premarital agreement is not enforceable if the party...

§ 46–507. Void marriage or domestic partnership - If a marriage or domestic partnership is determined to be...

§ 46–508. Limitation of actions - Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a...

§ 46–509. Applicability - This chapter applies to any premarital agreement executed on or...

§ 46–510. Application and construction - This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its...

Chapter 6 - Property Rights

§ 46–601. Rights enumerated - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...

Chapter 7 - Uniform Support. [Repealed]

§ 46–701. Purposes; effective date. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 285, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–702. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 285, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–703. Existing remedies preserved. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 286, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–704. Extent of duties of support. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 286, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–705. Remedies of a state furnishing support or institutional care. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 286, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–706. Commencement of proceedings; jurisdiction of Superior Court. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 286, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–707. Complaint; verification; contents; attachments. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 286, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–708. Representation of plaintiff by Corporation Counsel or private counsel. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 286, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–709. Complaint on behalf of minor dependent. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 287, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–710. Duty of Court when District is initiating state. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 287, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–711. Fees and costs to accompany complaint; waiver of payment. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 287, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–712. Flight of defendant from jurisdiction of responding state. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 287, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–713. Duties of Director of Department of Human Services. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 287, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–714. Duty of Court when District is responding state. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 287, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–715. Orders of Court on finding duty of support. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 288, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–716. Copies of orders to be transmitted to initiating state. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 288, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–717. Duties of Court as to receipt and disbursement of payments. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 288, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–718. Husband and wife as witnesses. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 288, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–719. Crediting of payments under support orders. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 288, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–720. Duty to support illegitimate child. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 288, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–721. Effect of participation in proceedings. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 288, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–722. Right of appeal. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 289, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–723. Severability. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 289, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–724. Appropriations. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, 71 Stat. 289, Pub. L. 85-94,...

§ 46–725. Registration of foreign support order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, Pub. L. 85-94, § 24a; as...

§ 46–726. Effect of foreign support order. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 10, 1957, Pub. L. 85-94, § 24b; as...

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District of Columbia Code Title 46 - Domestic Relations

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Title 46 - Domestic Relations