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2013 District of Columbia Code
Division II — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Title 16 — PARTICULAR ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND MATTERS
Chapter 8A — THIRD-PARTY CUSTODY
- Section 16-831.01 — Definitions.
- Section 16-831.02 — Action for custody of child by a third party.
- Section 16-831.03 — Action for custody of a child by a de facto parent.
- Section 16-831.04 — Third-party custody orders.
- Section 16-831.05 — Parental presumption.
- Section 16-831.06 — Award of custody to third party.
- Section 16-831.07 — Findings necessary to rebut the parental presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
- Section 16-831.08 — Factors to consider in determining best interests of child.
- Section 16-831.09 — Pendente lite relief.
- Section 16-831.10 — Effect of a third-party custody order.
- Section 16-831.11 — Modification or termination of orders.
- Section 16-831.12 — Jurisdiction.
- Section 16-831.13 — Other actions for custody not abolished, diminished, or preempted.
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