{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5605","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-5605","heading":"Arbitration agreement.","body":"(a)\nAn arbitration agreement shall:\n(1)\nBe in a record signed by the parties;\n(2)\nIdentify the arbitrator, an arbitration organization, or a method of selecting an arbitrator; and\n(3)\nIdentify the family law dispute the parties intend to arbitrate.\n\n(b)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, an agreement in a record to arbitrate a family law dispute that arises between the parties before, at the time, or after the agreement is made is valid and enforceable as any other contract and irrevocable except on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.\n\n(c)\nAn agreement to arbitrate a child-related dispute that arises between the parties after the agreement is made is unenforceable unless:\n(1)\nThe parties affirm the agreement in a record after the dispute arises, or\n(2)\nThe agreement was entered during a family law proceeding and the Superior Court approved or incorporated the agreement in an order issued in the proceeding.\n\n(d)\nIf a party objects to arbitration on the ground the arbitration agreement is unenforceable or the agreement does not include a family law dispute, the Superior Court shall decide whether the agreement is enforceable or includes the family law dispute.","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/16-5605","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a092969b88f31eba049b641aaf680c388562899d00e90dbbe65491263c29bb73","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5604","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}