Legal Opinion
In re K.M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 2017No. 15-FS-1417PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Glickman, Associate Judge;
M.M., father of K.M. (who was two years old at the time of the neglect proceedings), appeals the Superior Court’s determination that K.M. is a neglected child as defined by D.C. Code § 16-2301(9)(A)(ii) and (iii) (2012 Repl.). He argues that the court erred in finding sufficient evidence of neglect because it gave too much weight to parental admissions that were entered into evidence: by the guardian ad litem (“GAL”) pursuant to Civil Rule 36.1 M.M. submits that these admissions were unreliable and uncorroborated, and that if the court had properly *947weighed all the…
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- Burt v. First American BankDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re K.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
- Dorsky Hodgson & Partners, Inc. v. National Council of Senior CitizensDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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