Legal Opinion

In re J.M. & D.M. S.M.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 20, 2018No. 17-FS-1104 & 17-FS-1113PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Associate Judge:

*777 S.M. (the "Mother"), the birth mother of the minor children J.M. and D.M. (the "children"), challenges a decision of the Superior Court that changed the permanency goal for the children from concurrent goals of reunification with S.M. and adoption to a sole goal of adoption. The Mother contends that the District of Columbia (the "District") did not show by a preponderance of the evidence that a permanency-goal change to adoption was supported by the factors this court outlined in In re Ta.L. , 149 A.3d 1060 (D.C. 2016) (en banc). The District and the children's…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. IN RE TA.L. IN RE A.L. IN PETITION OF R.W. & A.W. IN RE PETITION OF E.A.A.H. AND T.L.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
  2. In Re Rosalie H.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
  3. In Re J.M.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. In re Amelia W.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2001
  5. In re Petition of J.O. & P.O., N.B. & Ki.B.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2018

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. In Re K.C. D.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019
  3. IN RE: A.I. I.I.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. In Re A.I.: I.I. (amended)District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019
  5. In Re K.C. D.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019

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