Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - District of Columbia
Date: May 2021
Statutes
Website for Statutes:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/dccode/
Citations:
- Adoption: title 4, chapter 3; title 16, chapter 3
- Child protection: title 4, chapters 13, 14A; title 16, chapter 23 (subchapter I)
- Child welfare: title 4, chapters 2 (subchapter XVII), 2A, 13 (subchapter I), 14, 14a, 15; title 16, chapters 23 (subchapters III, IV, V), chapter 48
- Guardianship: title 16, chapter 23 (subchapter V)
- Youth services: title 4, chapter 13 (subchapter I, part C-iii)
- Indian child welfare: title 16, § 16-4601.03
Regulation/Policy
Website for Administrative Code:
Notes:
See title 29, chapters 16, 47, 49, 59-63, 68, 70, 83-85.
Website for Agency Policies:
http://cfsa.dc.gov/page/cfsa-online-policy-manual
Other Resources
District of Columbia Superior Court Rules