{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5608","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-5608","heading":"Qualification and selection of arbitrator.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, unless waived in a record by the parties, an arbitrator shall be:\n(1)\nAn attorney in good standing admitted to practice or on inactive status or a judge on retired status in a state; and\n(2)\nTrained in identifying domestic violence and child abuse.\n\n(b)\nThe identification in the arbitration agreement of an arbitrator, arbitration organization, or method of selection of the arbitrator controls.\n\n(c)\nIf an arbitrator is unable or unwilling to act or if the agreed-upon method of selecting an arbitrator fails, on motion of a party, the Superior Court shall select an arbitrator.","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/16-5608","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"542e1d45811772b63f7c81bcab96986f7069695872320a690b62c6cb937e91f2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5607","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-5609"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}