District of Columbia § 16-2352 Definitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-2352 — Definitions.

District of Columbia § 16-2352

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 23Family Division [Family Court] Proceedings.

Subch. IIIProceedings Regarding the Termination of Parental Rights of Certain Neglected Children.

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D.C. Code § 16-2352 (2026).

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(a)As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)“Parent and child relationship” includes all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing under law between a parent and child, including rights of inheritance. The words apply equally to every child and every parent regardless of the marital status of the parents of the child.

(2)“termination of the parent and child relationship” means the adjudication that a child is free from the custody and control of either or both of his or her living parents by means of a court order that completely severs and extinguishes the parent and child relationship.

(b)The terms found in this subchapter which are defined in section 16-2301 of this chapter shall be given the same definition herein.

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(a) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Parent and child relationship” includes all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations existing under law between a parent and child, including rights of inheritance. The words apply equally to every child and every parent regardless of the marital status of the parents of the child.

(2) “termination of the parent and child relationship” means the adjudication that a child is free from the custody and control of either or both of his or her living parents by means of a court order that completely severs and extinguishes the parent and child relationship.

(b) The terms found in this subchapter which are defined in section 16-2301 of this chapter shall be given the same definition herein.