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D.C. Code § 16-831.04

Third-party custody orders

Sept. 20, 2007, D.C

(a) A custody order entered under this chapter may include any of the following:

(1) Sole legal custody to the third party;

(2) Sole physical custody to the third party;

(3) Joint legal custody between the third party and a parent;

(4) Joint physical custody between the third party and a parent; or

(5) Any other custody arrangement the court determines is in the best interests of the child.

(b) An order granting relief under this chapter shall be in writing and shall recite the findings upon which the order is based.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.