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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 16-5622: Modification of confirmed award or judgment.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 56. Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act.

(a)

If a party requests under law of the District other than this chapter a modification of an award confirmed under § 16-5616 or judgment on the award based on a fact occurring after confirmation:

(1)

The parties shall proceed under the dispute-resolution method specified in the award or judgment; or

(2)

If the award or judgment does not specify a dispute-resolution method, the parties may:

(A)

Agree to arbitrate the modification before the original arbitrator or another arbitrator; or

(B)

Absent agreement proceed under law of the District other than this chapter governing modification of a judgment in a family law proceeding.

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