# D.C. Code § 16-907: Parent and child relationship defined

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-907

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 16-907
- **Heading:** Parent and child relationship defined
- **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 / § 16-907

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 16-901 § 16-901. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T16_C9_S16-901.md)
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- [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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