D.C. Code § 16-922
This chapter does not invalidate any marriage solemnized according to law before January 1, 1902, or any decree or judgment of divorce pronounced before that date.
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 563, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1
1973 Ed., § 16-922.
1981 Ed., § 16-922.