{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2357","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-2357","heading":"Notice.","body":"(a)\nWhen 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.\n\n(b)\nA 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.\n\n(c)\nWhen it is appropriate to the proper disposition of the case, a judge may direct the service of a summons upon other persons.\n\n(d)\nIf 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.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 23. Family Division [Family Court] Proceedings.","Subchapter III. Proceedings Regarding the Termination of Parental Rights of Certain Neglected Children."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-2357","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c097b82be596f3b2239b7412c0d25e93a025fce5b279595a6d33c2bd748cdc71","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2356","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2358"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}