15.5.9 Closing DITA ancestor elements

To get a block element under the correct parent, you might have to specify that an ancestor element (and all its descendants) must end when the current block element ends; or that the prior block must end before the current block element begins.

In this section:

§15.5.9.1 Ending ancestor elements before the current block

§15.5.9.2 Ending ancestor elements after the current block