{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-831.11","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-831.11","heading":"Modification or termination of orders.","body":"(a)\nAn award of custody to a third party under this chapter may be modified or terminated upon the motion of any party, or on the court’s own motion, upon a determination that there has been a substantial and material change in circumstances and that the modification or termination is in the best interests of the child.\n\n(b)\nWhen a motion to modify an award of custody to a third party under this chapter is filed, the burden of proof is on the party seeking a change, and the standard of proof shall be by a preponderance of the evidence.\n\n(c)\nAny award of custody based on revocable parental consent entered pursuant to the agreement of all parties under § 16-831.06(d) shall be immediately vacated and of no further effect upon the filing of a revocation by the consenting parent or the third party.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 8A. Third-Party Custody."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-831.11","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3cad21fbeee51af8ca5920cb444892b0a03291085ad2082df20c2c801ca32704","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-831.10","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-831.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}