Subchapter VII. Determination of Parentage.


  • Current through October 23, 2012
  • A court of the District authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage brought under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter.

    (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 701, 42 DCR 6748; June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(g), 53 DCR 3634.)

    HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

    Prior Codifications

    1981 Ed., § 30-347.1.

    Legislative History of Laws

    For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-81, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 46-301.01.

    For Law 16-137, see notes following § 46-301.01.

    Effective Dates

    Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provides: "This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007."

    Uniform Law

    This section is based upon § 701 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.