Legal Opinion
In re B.L.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 2003No. 01-FS-973PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant T.L., the mother of B.L., challenges the trial court’s ruling that her child is a “neglected child” within the meaning of D.C.Code § 16-2301(9XC) (2001). We affirm.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
Evidence presented at the neglect trial revealed that on October 20, 2000, T.L. went to the Child and Family Services Agency (“CFSA”) to visit her twenty-month-old child, H.L.1 T.L. was accompanied by her thirteen-year-old son, B.L.2 *955Ritu Atwal, a CFSA supervisory social worker, testified that “there was a very, very, very strong” smell of alcohol coming from T.L.’s breath. CFSA had a policy against taking…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In re S.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In re T.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Petition of DISDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- District of Columbia v. HarrisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- In re E.H.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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