Summons; notice; custody of child

§ 16–2303. Summons; notice; custody of child After a petition has been filed pursuant to section 16–2302, unless the parties hereinafter named voluntarily appear, the court shall issue a summons reciting briefly the substance of the petition, and requiring the person or persons who have custody or control of the child to appear personally and bring the child before the court at a time and place stated. Where the person so summoned is other than the parent or guardian of the child, the parent or guardian or both shall also be notified of the pendency of the case and of the time and place appointed, by personal service before the hearing, except as hereinafter provided. If the child is married, the other spouse shall also be so notified. Summons may be issued requiring the appearance of any other person whose presence is necessary. Where it appears that the child is in such condition or surroundings that his welfare requires that his custody be immediately assumed by the court, the court may cause to be endorsed upon the summons an order that the officer serving it shall at once take the child into custody.