Whenever legal custody of a child is vested in any agency or individual other than the child’s parent, after due notice to the parent or other persons legally obligated to care for and support the child and after hearing, the Division may, at the dispositional hearing or thereafter, order and decree that the parent or other legally obligated person shall pay, in such manner as the Division may direct, a reasonable sum that will cover in whole or in part the support and treatment of the child after the decree is entered. If the parent or other legally obligated person wilfully fails or refuses to pay such sum, the Division may proceed against him for contempt, or the order may be filed and shall have the effect of a civil judgment.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 537, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 121(a); Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title IV, § 408(a), 24 DCR 3341.)
1981 Ed., § 16-2325.
1973 Ed., § 16-2325.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 16 - Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Chapter 23 - Family Division [Family Court] Proceedings
Subchapter I - Proceedings Regarding Delinquency, Neglect, or Need of Supervision
§ 16–2301.01. References deemed to refer to Family Court of the Superior Court
§ 16–2302. Transfer of criminal matters to Family Division
§ 16–2303. Retention of jurisdiction
§ 16–2304. Right to counsel; party status
§ 16–2305. Petition; contents; amendment
§ 16–2305.02. Preliminary probation conferences; adjustment process
§ 16–2306. Service of summons and petition
§ 16–2307. Transfer for criminal prosecution
§ 16–2309. Taking into custody
§ 16–2310. Criteria for detaining children
§ 16–2310.01. Separation of young children detained prior to a hearing
§ 16–2311. Release or delivery to Family Division [Family Court]
§ 16–2312. Detention or shelter care hearing; intermediate disposition
§ 16–2313. Place of detention or shelter
§ 16–2315. Physical and mental examinations
§ 16–2316. Conduct of hearings; evidence
§ 16–2317. Hearings, findings; dismissal
§ 16–2318. Order of adjudication noncriminal
§ 16–2319. Predisposition study and report
§ 16–2320. Disposition of child who is neglected, delinquent, or in need of supervision
§ 16–2321. Disposition of child with mental illness or a substantial intellectual disability
§ 16–2322. Limitation of time on dispositional orders
§ 16–2323. Review of dispositional orders
§ 16–2324. Vacation, termination of orders
§ 16–2325. Support of committed child
§ 16–2325.01. Participation order
§ 16–2325.02. Report on failure of respondents to appear in delinquency cases
§ 16–2326. Court costs and expenses
§ 16–2326.01. Compensation of attorneys in neglect and termination of parental rights proceedings
§ 16–2327. Probation revocation; disposition
§ 16–2328. Interlocutory appeals
§ 16–2329. Finality of judgments; appeals; transcripts
§ 16–2331. Juvenile case records; confidentiality; inspection and disclosure
§ 16–2332. Juvenile social records; confidentiality; inspection and disclosure
§ 16–2333. Police and other law enforcement records
§ 16–2333.01. Permitted disclosures of juvenile information
§ 16–2333.02. Juvenile Abscondence Review Committee
§ 16–2334. Fingerprint records
§ 16–2335.02. Sealing of records on ground of actual innocence
§ 16–2336. Unlawful disclosure of records; penalties
§ 16–2337. Additional powers of the Director of Social Services
§ 16–2338. Emergency medical treatment
§ 16–2339. Immunity for juveniles who are witnesses in juvenile proceedings
§ 16–2340. Rights of victims or eyewitnesses in delinquency proceedings