Legal Opinion
In re M.M.D.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 30, 1995No. 94-FS-620PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court by Associate Judge FERREN.
Concurring Opinion by Senior Judge MACK at p. 862.
Dissenting Opinion by Associate Judge STEADMAN at p. 866.
Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION. 840
I. Facts and Proceedings. 840
II. Summary of Decision. 842
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III. Whether An Unmarried Couple Is Eligible To Adopt A Child. CO 00
A. Preliminary Observation: How To Conceptualize This Case. CO Tp 00
B. Applicable Statutory Provisions and the the Trial Judge’s Ruling. CO TP 00
C. Rules For Statutory Interpretation. id Tp 00
D. Adoptions By Unmarried Couples: Language of the Adoption Statute, and the…
2Cases cited71 opinions
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- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Chiarella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Matter of JacobNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Fonville v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Adoption of M.A.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007
- Ysla v. LopezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- In Re GreenspanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
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