§ 46-504. Effect of marriage or domestic partnership.

Current through October 23, 2012

A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage or the registration of a domestic partnership under § 32-702.

                
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(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.