{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4603.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4603.01","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“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.\n\n(2)\n“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.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 46. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement.","Subchapter III. Enforcement."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4603.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"17e115a1e395fcb65bb55080a0db357fc2986d2213dc11b28a65f6f2c3c7a1a2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4602.10","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4603.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}