• Current through October 23, 2012

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.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

2001 Ed., § 16-4604.02.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 17-378 redesignated this section and substituted "April 27, 2001" for "the effective date of this chapter".

D.C. Law 19-171 inserted a comma following "2001".

Legislative History of Laws

For D.C. Law 13-293, see notes following § 16-4501.

For Law 17-378, see notes following § 16-4605.01.

For history of Law 19-171, see notes under § 16-2331.

Uniform Law

This section is based upon § 402 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (1997 Act). See 9, Part IA, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.