Legal Opinion
In re P.S.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 11, 2001No. Nos. 99-FS-1217, 99-FS-1218PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:
This case arises from the consolidation of a motion for termination of parental rights and an adoption proceeding involving a special needs child, A.S.C. Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr. held a show cause hearing pursuant to D.C.Code § 16-304(e) (2001) to determine if appellants, the birth parents (S.L.C., the mother, and A.C., the father), were withholding their consents to the adoption contrary to the best interests of the child. Following the show cause hearing, the trial court issued its October 1998 order, concluding that the adoption should proceed despite the…
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