{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-907","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-907","heading":"Parent and child relationship defined.","body":"(a)\nThe term “legitimate” or “legitimated” means that the parent-child relationship exists for all rights, privileges, duties, and obligations under the laws of the District of Columbia.\n\n(b)\nThe term “born out of wedlock” solely describes the circumstances that a child has been born to parents who, at the time of its birth, were not married to each other. The term “born in wedlock” solely describes the circumstances that a child has been born to parents who, at the time of its birth, were married to each other.\n\n(c)\nA child born to parents in a domestic partnership shall be treated for all legal purposes as a child born in wedlock. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “domestic partnership” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(4), but shall exclude a domestic partnership where a domestic partner is the parent, grandparent, sibling, child, grandchild, niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle of a woman who gives birth to a child.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 9. Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Support, Etc."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-907","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"01cc53946095566ddd4f7ede271849335ebe38ba57c302b8d5eabf7765dd17fa","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-906","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-908"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}