Legal Opinion
In Re West
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 5, 1968No. 4538PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge:
This appeal by the Canadian mother of a female infant born out of wedlock in Canada in 1963 challenges the legality of an order awarding custody of the child to the acknowledged natural father, a resident of the District of Columbia. Prior to hearing, a member of the bar was appointed by the trial court as guardian ad litem to represent the interests of the minor child. After extensive investigation, he filed a report recommending that custody of the child be awarded to the father.
Until 1964 the child had lived in Canada with her mother, petitioner here, but in that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boone v. BooneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Cook v. CookCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Annie D. Winter v. Stephen Bradford Crowley, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- William H. Brown v. Betty Moxley StevensCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
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