{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4601.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4601.07","heading":"Notice to persons outside the District.","body":"(a)\nNotice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside the District may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of the District for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice, but may be by publication if other means are not effective.\n\n(b)\nProof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of the District or by the law of the state in which the service is made.\n\n(c)\nNotice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 46. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4601.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c594ecec4312a7095a786e22b7a5b0c46bdaf3cff4b7e43abf56d2b055bac7fc","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4601.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4601.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}