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As amended through October 11, 2024

Rule 12 - Parties

The parties to an adoption proceeding include:

(1) the petitioner;

(2) the parents who have not consented to the adoption or relinquished parental rights, or whose parental rights have not been otherwise terminated;

(3) the Mayor, if the Mayor's consent is required under D.C. Code § 16-304 (b)(2)(D) or (E) (2012 Repl.);

(4) a District of Columbia licensed child-placing agency to whom the child has been relinquished under D.C. Code § 4-1406 (2018 Supp.);

(5) a prospective adult adoptee; and

(6) any person permitted to join or intervene under Rule 13.

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COMMENT

A birth parent, who is not included as an original party, may file a motion to join or intervene under Rule 13.