District Of Columbia § 16-4601.05 - Effect of child-custody determination.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 16-4601.05 — Effect of child-custody determination., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-4601.05. Effect of child-custody determination.
16-4601.05A child-custody determination made by a court of the District that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of the District or notified in accordance with or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.
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