GroundRules
D.C. Code § 16-4603.01: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
- Chapter 46. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement.
- Subchapter III. Enforcement.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1)
“Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.
(2)
“Respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.
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