{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-303","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-303","heading":"Persons adopted.","body":"A person, whether a minor or an adult, may be adopted.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Adoption."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-303","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"604e7f1ad4efa2b33717c9c91e90f9779ba9a136d72935dd805b40d3891158eb","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-302","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}