D.C. Code § 16-2357

Current through codified legislation effective April 10, 2024
Section 16-2357 - Notice
(a) When a motion to terminate the parent and child relationship is filed, a judge shall promptly set a time for an adjudicatory hearing and shall cause notice thereof to be given to all parties.
(b) A judge shall direct the issuance to and personal service upon the child's parent of a summons together with a copy of the motion to terminate the parent and child relationship.
(c) When it is appropriate to the proper disposition of the case, a judge may direct the service of a summons upon other persons.
(d) If a personal service under this section cannot be effected, then notice shall be made constructively pursuant to rules of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

D.C. Code § 16-2357

Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title IV, § 410, 24 DCR 3341.