{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-506","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 46-506","heading":"Enforcement.","body":"(a)\nA premarital agreement is not enforceable if the party against whom enforcement is sought proves that:\n(1)\nThat party did not execute the agreement voluntarily; or\n(2)\nThe agreement was unconscionable when it was executed and, before execution of the agreement, that party:\n(A)\nWas not provided a fair and reasonable disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other party;\n(B)\nDid not voluntarily and expressly waive, in writing, any right to disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other party beyond the disclosure provided; and\n(C)\nDid not have, or reasonably could not have had, an adequate knowledge of the property or financial obligations of the other party.\n\n(b)\nIf a provision of a premarital agreement modifies or eliminates spousal or domestic partner support and that modification or elimination causes one party to the agreement to be eligible for support under a program of public assistance at the time of separation, marital dissolution, or termination of a domestic partnership pursuant to § 32-702(d), a court, notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, may require the other party to provide support to the extent necessary to avoid that eligibility.\n\n(c)\nAn issue of unconscionability of a premarital agreement shall be decided by the court as a matter of law.","path":["Title 46. Domestic Relations.","Chapter 5. Premarital Agreements."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/46-506","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7d393f694cad65047883d6882b6de16d8a02c291a797c07a58c64b0e8a980b0c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-505","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-46-507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}