Legal Opinion
In re A.B.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 21, 2008No. 07-FS-907PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Senior Judge:
Appellant D.B., the biological mother of A.B., appeals from the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights. D.B. presents two issues for review on appeal. First, she argues that the evidence pre-sentéd did not support the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights. Specifically, she contends that the trial judge erred in finding that D.B. was mentally ill and thus unable to care for A.B., and that the trial judge improperly took into account her own observations of D.B.’s behavior in court. D.B. also argues that the trial judge failed to give weighty…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In re T.J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Bethard v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- In re F.N.B.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- In Re J.M.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Pearson v. Soo ChungDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- In re S.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- In re R.E.S.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
- In Re ABDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- In Re RESDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
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