{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-305","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-305","heading":"Petition for adoption.","body":"A petition filed for the adoption of a person shall be under oath or affirmation of the petitioner and the titling thereof shall be substantially as follows: “Ex parte in the matter of the petition of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for adoption.” The petition or the exhibits annexed thereto shall contain the following information:\n\n(1)\nthe name, sex, date, and place of birth of the prospective adoptee, and the names, addresses and residences of the natural parents, if known to the petitioner, except that in an adoption proceeding that is consented to by the Mayor or a licensed child-placing agency, the names, addresses and residences of the natural parents may not be set forth;\n\n(2)\nthe name, address, age, business or employment of the petitioner, and the name of the employer, if any, of the petitioner;\n\n(3)\nthe relationship, if any, of the prospective adoptee to the petitioner;\n\n(4)\n[Repealed].\n\n(5)\n[Repealed].\n\n(6)\nthe date that the prospective adoptee commenced residing with petitioner; and\n\n(7)\nany change of name which may be desired.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Adoption."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-305","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"54ee134fda3c7d643b22263b3c0e97696b219fc6419fe83580bec84147b62294","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-304","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}