Legal Opinion
In re A.T.A.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 9, 2006No. Nos. 04-FS-1046, 04-FS-1047PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Chief Judge:
Appellant T.H., the biological mother of twins G.H. and L.H. (“twins,” “adoptees,” “children,” or “G.H. and L.H.”), is appealing the Superior Court’s order 1) granting the adoption petition of A.T.A., the twin’s foster mother, and 2) denying the competing adoption petition of L.C.L. and R.M.L., T.H.’s cousin and cousin-in-law respectively. We affirm.
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In November 2000, T.H. gave birth to G.H. and L.H. at Howard University Hospital. As a result of T.H.’s serious and longstanding drug addiction the twins were born several weeks premature and with cocaine present in their…
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