Legal Opinion
S.S. v. D.M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 1991No. 89-1473PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellant S.S. assigns three errors by the trial judge in ordering the adoption of her six-year old son, J.S., by appellees D.M. and R.M., the child’s maternal great aunt and her husband.1 She contends that the trial judge (1) erred in permitting the child’s guardian ad litem to perform the dual roles of attorney and witness at the show cause hearing on why the petition for adoption should not be granted, (2) erred by taking judicial notice of and relying on findings of fact in a prior neglect proceeding where the evidentiary standard was only a preponderance of the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hansford P. Miller v. Jackson AviromCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- In re S.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Appeal of H.R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Washington Mobilization Committee v. Maurice J. Cullinane, Chief of the Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Jane Doe, a Minor Child, by Next Friend, Leslie G. Fein v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Pace v. PaceWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
- In Re Baby Boy C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Clark v. AlexanderWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
- In Re J.M.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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