Legal Opinion
In Re Adoption of S. E. D.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 15, 1974No. 7456PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is from a decree of the Family Division of the Superior Court approving the adoption of a child by its maternal grandparents (petitioners). The natural father appeals from that decree, claiming, in essence, that it was error for the adoption to be ordered without his consent. We affirm.
The prospective adoptee was born in July of 1969. On July 22, 1971, the child’s mother was killed by a shot fired by the child’s father. From that time to the present, the child has lived with, and been supported by, the petitioners. The father’s sworn written consent to the adoption was obtained…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re Adoption of a MinorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Durivage v. VincentSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1960
- In re Adoption of a Minor ChildDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1954
3Cited by10 opinions
- In re C. A. P.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re J.D.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- In Re J.M.A.L. v. Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re Petition of J.O. & P.O., N.B. & Ki.B.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2018
- In Re Adoption of J.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
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