Legal Opinion
In re M.M.M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 11, 1984No. 82-735PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant O.M. asks us to reverse the trial court’s order terminating her parental relationship with M.M.M., her son. Finding no merit in her arguments, we affirm.
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M.M.M., whose paternity is unknown, was born on December 30, 1979. Less than three months later O.M. left him in the custody of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS), which placed him temporarily in St. Ann's Infant Home. He was transferred in June 1980 to the custody of Catholic Charities for placement in a foster home. In November 1980 a Superior Court judge concluded that M.M.M. was a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- In Re Petition for Adoption of J. S. R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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