District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 16-4603.09: Service of petition and order.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Chapter 46. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement.
Subchapter III. Enforcement.

Except as otherwise provided in §§ 16-306 (adoptions), 16-2306 (neglect proceedings), 16-2357 (termination of parental rights), and 16-4603.11 (custody under emergency circumstances), the petition and order must be served upon respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child by any method authorized for the service of complaints under the rules for domestic relations proceedings adopted by the Board of Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

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