Legal Opinion
In re Petition of H.B.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 22, 2004No. 03-FS-269PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:
Biological mother R.W. appeals the adoption of her son D.W. by H.B., his maternal aunt. First, R.W. contends that the trial court erred by staying the adoption petition for six months, rather than dismissing it, after concluding at that point that it lacked clear and convincing evidence to support waiving her consent to the adoption. Second, R.W. argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it granted the adoption petition six months later. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
D.W., the subject of the adoption petition, was born on July 31, 1995, to birth mother R.W.,…
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- In re L.L.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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