D.C. Code § 46-503: Content.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46. Domestic Relations.
- 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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