Parent and child relationship defined. (a) The 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. (b) The 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. (c) A 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. (Dec. 23, 1963, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1, 77 Stat. 561; Apr. 7, 1977, D.C. Law 1-107, title I, § 104, 23 DCR 8737; July 18, 2008, D.C. niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle of a woman who gives birth to a child. (Dec. 23, 1963, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1, 77 Stat. 561; Apr. 7, 1977, D.C. Law 1-107, title I, § 104, 23 DCR 8737; July 18, 2008, D.C. Law 18-33, § 3(b), 56 DCR 4269.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 16-907. 1973 Ed., § 16-907. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 18-33 added subsec. (c).
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