{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5603","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-5603","heading":"Scope.","body":"(a)\nThis chapter governs arbitration of a family law dispute.\n\n(b)\nThis chapter does not authorize an arbitrator to make an award that:\n(1)\nGrants a legal separation, divorce, or annulment;\n(2)\nTerminates parental rights;\n(3)\nGrants an adoption or a guardianship of a child or incapacitated individual; or\n(4)\nDetermines the status of a child in need of protection.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 56. Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-5603","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fcdd87b95fd1b31d0d3799ff25d5c85ab12ea00e5d47ad30c605140b9bb62922","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5602","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}