Legal Opinion
In re T.J.L.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 22, 2010No. Nos. 07-FS-553, 07-FS-554PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Senior Judge:
In this case concerning the adoption of infant twins, a boy (D.W.) and a girl (I.W.), the birth mother appeals from the trial court’s decision to grant the adoption petition of T.J.L. and B.J.L. The mother argues that the trial court was without jurisdiction to waive her consent to the adoption and that it erred in granting one of the two competing petitions for adoption, rather than the other. We affirm the trial court’s order.
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D.W. and I.W. (“the twins”) were born on October 21, 2004, at a local hospital. Z.W. is their mother; the identity of their biological father is…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- In Re Petition for Adoption of J. S. R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Petition of DISDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re D.R.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- In re JB.S. and V.S.S.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2020
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