{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4604.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4604.05","heading":"Jurisdiction.","body":"(a)\nA petition under this subchapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under §§ 16-4601.01 to 16-4604.02.\n\n(b)\nA court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under § 16-4602.04 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 46. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement.","Subchapter IV. Child Abduction Prevention."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4604.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"595a8e1e8678e5b844c2cd9074553ab7828c41bdc07f9ec745eff6d7d51916a9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4604.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4604.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}