Section 16-5605 - Arbitration agreement(a) An arbitration agreement shall:(1) Be in a record signed by the parties;(2) Identify the arbitrator, an arbitration organization, or a method of selecting an arbitrator; and(3) Identify the family law dispute the parties intend to arbitrate.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, an agreement in a record to arbitrate a family law dispute that arises between the parties before, at the time, or after the agreement is made is valid and enforceable as any other contract and irrevocable except on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.(c) An agreement to arbitrate a child-related dispute that arises between the parties after the agreement is made is unenforceable unless: (1) The parties affirm the agreement in a record after the dispute arises, or(2) The agreement was entered during a family law proceeding and the Superior Court approved or incorporated the agreement in an order issued in the proceeding.(d) If a party objects to arbitration on the ground the arbitration agreement is unenforceable or the agreement does not include a family law dispute, the Superior Court shall decide whether the agreement is enforceable or includes the family law dispute.Added by D.C. Law 24-286,§ 2, 70 DCR 000526, eff. 3/10/2023.