A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage or the registration of a domestic partnership under § 32-702.
CREDIT(S)
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-82, § 5, 42 DCR 6770; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-79, § 8(c), 53 DCR 1035.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-144.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-79 rewrote section which had read as follows:
“A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage.”
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-82, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 46-501.
For Law 16-79, see notes following § 46-501.
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 4 of the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act. See 9C Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.
