{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-306","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-306","heading":"Notice of adoption proceedings.","body":"(a)\nExcept as provided by subsection (b) of this section, due notice of pending adoption proceedings shall be given to each person whose consent is necessary thereto, immediately upon the filing of a petition. The notice shall be given by summons, by registered letter sent to the addressee only, or otherwise as ordered by the court.\n\n(b)\nA party who formally gives his consent to the proposed adoption, as provided by this chapter, thereby waives the requirement of notice to him pursuant to this section.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Adoption."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-306","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8eda7af42ace4c6a761a72e76844d222000785f8d69c718a2655374011bc5768","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-305","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}