Legal Opinion

In re A.C.G.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 16, 2006No. 03-FS-1540PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

Appellant, the biological mother of S.A.S., challenges the termination of her parental rights and adoption of S.A.S. by her paternal great-aunt, A.C.G. She asserts that the trial court erred in concluding that there was sufficient evidence in the record to support the termination order. In addition, appellant contends that the adoption was not in the best interests of the child because the court did not adequately consider the advanced age of A.C.G. at the time of the adoption. We affirm.

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S.A.S., a female, was born in December 1996. She lived with her biological parents…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. In re L.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. In re of K.A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. In re L.L.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Bazemore v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. In re J.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003

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