{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-831.13","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-831.13","heading":"Other actions for custody not abolished, diminished, or preempted.","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the ability of any person to seek custody of a child under any other statutory, common law, or equitable cause of action or to preempt any authority of the court to hear and adjudicate custody claims under the court’s common law or equitable jurisdiction.","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/16-831.13","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"706c0d01a02f268e061614595944769426b67368c69b0cf1f0ef6abbf637257e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-831.12","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}