Legal Opinion
S.M. v. R.M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 2014No. 13-FM-236PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERLY, Associate Judge:
This case requires us to interpret the Safe and Stable Homes for Children and Youth Amendment Act of 2007, D.C.Code §§ 16-831.01 to .13, 21-2301 (2012 Repl.), the child custody statute governing transfer of custody to non-parent third parties. Specifically, we consider whether the statutory parental presumption that custody with a parent is in a child’s best interest applies beyond the initial custody transfer decision, to the modification of a third-party custody order.
In May 2006, R.M. (“the aunt”) sought custody of T.P., the daughter of her sister S.M. (“the…
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