Legal Opinion
In re T.M.J.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 14, 2005No. Nos. 04-FS-987, 04-FS-988 and 04-FS-1663PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
At issue here is a dispute between the adoptive mother (previously the foster parent) and a grandmother of a six-year-old boy, S.A. The trial judge, after an eviden-tiary hearing, waived the requirement of parental consent, see D.C.Code § 16-304(e) (2001), and granted the adoption petition of T.M. J. over the declared preference of the biological parents that S.A. be placed with his maternal grandmother, J.A., a Maryland resident who had filed a complaint for custody of the child. In dismissing J.A.’s request for custody, the trial judge ruled, inter alia, that the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cole v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re T.J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Green v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2004
- Dept. of Health & Rehab. Serv. v. JmlDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2001
3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re TMJDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005