Effect of marriage or domestic partnership. A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage or the registration of a domestic partnership under § 32-702. (Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-82, § 5, 42 DCR 6770; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-79, § 8(c), 53 DCR 1035.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 30-144. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-79 rewrote section which had read as follows: 'A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage.' Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 4 of the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act.
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