Source: http://dccode.elaws.us/code?no=16-910
Timestamp: 2019-11-16 21:29:52
Document Index: 625283403

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 16', '§ 1', '§ 107', '§ 2', '§ 4', '§ 131', '§ 20', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 32', '§ 32', '§ 32']

§ 16-910. Assignment and equitable distribution of property.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 561, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; Apr. 7, 1977, D.C. Law 1-107, title I, § 107, 23 DCR 8737; Oct. 19, 2002, D.C. Law 14-207, § 2(e), 49 DCR 7827; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-79, § 4(d), 53 DCR 1035; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 131(b), 53 DCR 6794; Sept. 12, 2008, D.C. Law 17-231, § 20(b), 55 DCR 6758.)
1981 Ed., § 16-910.
1973 Ed., § 16-910.
D.C. Law 14-207, in the section heading, substituted "Assignment and equitable distribution of property." for "Dissolution of property rights; jurisdiction of court."; rewrote the introductory paragraph and subsec. (b); and added subsec. (c). The introductory paragraph and subsec. (b) had read, respectively, as follows:
"Upon the entry of a final decree of annulment or divorce in the absence of a valid ante-nuptial or post-nuptial agreement or a decree of legal separation disposing the property of the spouses, the court shall:"
"(b) distribute all other property accumulated during the marriage, regardless of whether title is held individually or by the parties in a form of joint tenancy or tenancy by the entireties, in a manner that is equitable, just and reasonable, after considering all relevant factors including, but not limited to: the duration of the marriage, any prior marriage of either party, the age, health, occupation, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, assets, debts, and needs of each of the parties, provisions for the custody of minor children, whether the distribution is in lieu of or in addition to maintenance, and the opportunity of each for future acquisition of assets and income. The court shall also consider each party's contribution to the acquisition, preservation, appreciation, dissipation or depreciation in value of the assets subject to distribution under this subsection, and each party's contribution as a homemaker or to the family unit."
D.C. Law 16-79, in lead-in language, substituted "or divorce, or upon the termination of a domestic partnership pursuant to § 32-702 and the filing of a petition for relief under this section," for "or divorce,"; in subsec. (a), substituted "marriage or domestic partnership" for "marriage"; in the lead-in language of subsec. (b), substituted "marriage or domestic partnership" for "marriage"; in par. (b)(1), substituted "marriage or domestic partnership;" for "marriage;"; in par. (b)(5), substituted "marriage, a prior domestic partnership," for "marriage"; and in par. (b)(9), substituted "marriage, the domestic partnership," for "marriage".
D.C. Law 16-191, in the introductory language, inserted "available" following "relief".
D.C. Law 17-231, in the lead-in language, substituted "§ 32-702(d)" for "§ 32- 702".