# D.C. Code § 16-906: Causes for absolute divorce arising after decree for separation

> District of Columbia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-906

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 16-906
- **Heading:** Causes for absolute divorce arising after decree for separation
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / § 16-906

## Text

Where a legal separation has been decreed the court may afterwards decree an absolute divorce between the parties for any cause arising since the first decree and sufficient to entitle the complaining party to the second decree.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 16-901 § 16-901. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-901.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-902 § 16-902. Residency requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-902.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-903 § 16-903. Decree annulling marriage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-903.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-904 § 16-904. Grounds for divorce, legal separation, and annulment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-904.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-905 § 16-905. Revocation and enlargement of decree of legal separation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-905.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-906 § 16-906. Causes for absolute divorce arising after decree for separation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-906.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-907 § 16-907. Parent and child relationship defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-907.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-908 § 16-908. Relationship not dependent on marriage or domestic partnership.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-908.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-909 § 16-909. Proof of child’s relationship to parents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-909.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-909.01 § 16-909.01. Establishment of paternity by voluntary acknowledgment and based on genetic test results.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-909.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-909.02 § 16-909.02. Full faith and credit to parentage determinations by other states.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-909.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-909.03 § 16-909.03. Voluntary paternity acknowledgment program for birthing hospitals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-909.03.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-909.04 § 16-909.04. Voluntary paternity acknowledgment program for birth records agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-909.04.md)
- [D.C. Code § 16-909.05 § 16-909.05. Mayor authorized to designate other sites for paternity acknowledgment program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-909.05.md)

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