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

D.C. Code § 46-503: Content.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 46. Domestic Relations.
  2. Chapter 5. Premarital Agreements.

(a)

Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:

(1)

The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;

(2)

The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;

(3)

The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, annulment, termination of a domestic partnership pursuant to § 32-702(d), death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;

(4)

The modification or elimination of spousal or domestic partner support;

(5)

The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;

(6)

The ownership rights in, and disposition of, the death benefit from a life insurance policy;

(7)

The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and

(8)

Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.

(b)

The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement.

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