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Current through October 23, 2012
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) "Domestic partner" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32- 701(3).
(2) "Domestic partnership" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32- 701(4).
(3) "Premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses or prospective domestic partners made in contemplation of marriage or domestic partnership and to be effective upon marriage or domestic partnership.
(4) "Property" means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings.
(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-82, § 2, 42 DCR 6770; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-79, § 8(a), 53 DCR 1035.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 30-141.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-79 rewrote section which had read as follows:
"For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
"(1) 'Premarital agreement' means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage.
"(2) 'Property' means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings."
Legislative History of Laws
Law 11-82, the "Uniform Premarital Agreement Act of 1995," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 11-227, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on October 10, 1995, and November 7, 1995, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on November 27, 1995, it was assigned Act No. 11-159 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 11-82 became effective on February 9, 1996.
Law 16-79, the "Domestic Partnership Equality Amendment Act of 2006", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 16-52 which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 6, 2005, and January 4, 2006, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 26, 2006, it was assigned Act No. 16-265 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 16-79 became effective on April 4, 2006.
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 1 of the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act. See 9C Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.
