Legal Opinion

In re T.T.C.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 5, 2004No. 02-FS-136, C2-FS-152, 02-FS-153PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant birth father appeals from an adjudication of neglect as to his three sons under D.C.Code § 16-2301(9)(C) (2001).1 At the time, appellant was incarcerated. Appellant’s argument on appeal is that there was insufficient evidence to make a finding of neglect based on his inability to discharge his parental responsibilities due to incarceration because, in his view, no nexus was shown between his incarceration and the condition of his children. We disagree. We conclude that such a nexus was shown in the circumstances here and hence affirm.

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In re E.H.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
In Re Ca. S.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
In re Thomas M.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
In re J.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
McBarron v. Kipling WoodsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2004

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