District Of Columbia § 16-307 - Investigation, report, and recommendation.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 16-307 — Investigation, report, and recommendation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-307. Investigation, report, and recommendation.
16-307Except as provided by section 16-308, upon the filing of a petition the court shall refer the petition for investigation, report, and recommendation to:
the licensed child-placing agency by which the case is supervised; or
the Mayor, if the case is not supervised by a licensed child-placing agency.
The investigation, report, and recommendation shall include:
an investigation of:
the truth of the allegations of the petition;
the environment, antecedents, and assets, if any, of the prospective adoptee, to determine whether he is a proper subject for adoption;
the home of the petitioner, to determine whether the home is a suitable one for the prospective adoptee; and
any other circumstances and conditions that may have a bearing on the proposed adoption and of which the court should have knowledge, including the existence and terms of a tentative adoption subsidy agreement entered into prior to the filing of the adoption petition under section 3 of the Act of July 26, 1892 ().
a written report to the court of the findings of the investigation; and
a recommendation to the court whether a final decree declaring the adoption prayed for in the petition should be immediately granted, or whether the court should grant an interlocutory decree granting temporary custody of the prospective adoptee to the petitioner, as hereinafter set forth.
The written report submitted to the court shall be filed with, and become part of, the records in the case.
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What does D.C. Code § 16-307 cover?
Section 16-307 ("Investigation, report, and recommendation.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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