Legal Opinion
In re C. A. P.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1976No. 9365PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
In this appeal from the Family Division of the trial court the unmarried mother of C.A.P., a minor, challenges an order which terminates her parental rights pursuant to the provisions of Super.Ct.Neg.R. 18(c).1 For the reasons which follow, we reverse.
Three days after C.A.P.’s birth in May 1970, the mother placed her with the Department of Human Resources (DHR), ostensibly for adoption. Legal consent to adoption was never given,2 however, and she remained with the DHR with her legal status uncertain until October 1971, when the DHR filed a petition in Superior Court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Varela v. Hi-Lo Powered Stirrups, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Appeal of H.R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Sullivan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re C. I. T.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- In Re J.J.Z.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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