In Re J.M.C.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge.
In this case N.C., the biological mother of J.M.C., challenges the order of the trial court terminating her parental rights. She contends primarily that (1) the trial court “erred in terminating the mother’s parental rights based on the factual findings in [a] prior neglect proceeding where the standard of proof is a preponderance of the evidence”; and (2) mental illness alone is not a proper basis for terminating parental rights, especially where the government fails to provide services to the mother to facilitate reunification. We conclude that the trial court based…
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