D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-1630
Each child-placing agency shall comply with the procedures set forth in D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. § 4 -1406, the statutory provision on voluntary relinquishment.
When the birth parent does not speak English, or has impaired communication skills, a translator or interpreter shall be present prior to and during the period the document is being signed. When the birth mother cannot read, she may be accompanied by someone who can read the document for her.
When a birth parent consents to relinquishment of parental rights, the child-placing agency shall accept the relinquishment and make efforts to inform the other birth parent of the relinquishment. The notice to the non-participating birth parent of the consent to relinquishment shall be sent to him or her at the last know address and documented in the record.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-1630