Legal Opinion
In re D.R.M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1990No. 88-20PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
In this appeal from the grant of a petition for adoption, B.M., the natural mother, challenges the trial court’s conclusion— which had the effect of terminating her parental rights — that her refusal to consent to the adoption was not in the best interest of her child, D.R.M. She asserts that the court erred in applying the statutory standards governing termination of the parent-child relationship set out in D.C. Code § 16-2353(b) (1989), and in failing to consider the criteria for determining whether an adoption petition should be granted set forth in D.C.Code §…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- In Re Petition for Adoption of J. S. R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Moore v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Petition of DISDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re of K.A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Appeal of H.R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Glenbrook Road Ass'n v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- In re L.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- In re L.L.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- In re T.J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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