{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-15-719","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 15-719","heading":"Adoption court costs and fees.","body":"Any person who files a petition pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 16 to adopt a child who is a respondent in a neglect proceeding or who has been adjudicated to be neglected as defined in Chapter 23 of Title 16 shall not be required to pay court costs or fees in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 15. Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]","Chapter 7. Fees and Costs."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/15-719","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7a381aa38ec685b450e8cba1c36feafeec5c44061be4356aaefb2748be705de2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-15-718","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-15-901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}