Legal Opinion
Petition of RMG
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 1982No. 79-747PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
In this case of competing petitions for adoption of a black child, we review a trial court decision granting the petition of the child’s black grandparents and denying the petition of her white foster parents. Applying all relevant factors, the trial court found both families suitable to adopt the child, but concluded that the race factor tipped the scales in favor of the black grandparents.
Although race, among other factors, can be relevant in deciding between *780competing petitions for adoption, the statute expressly incorporating that factor, as well as the trial…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- In Re DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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