In re A.B.E.

MACK, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from an order terminating parental rights under D.C.Code § 16-2353 (1981).1 Appellee A.B.E., a twelve-year-old learning-disabled boy, was the victim of child abuse. His natural father, appellant M.A.E., argues that the termination of his parental relationship with his son would not fulfill the basic purposes of the parental rights termination statute, viz., encouraging stability in the life of this neglected child, securing the constitutional rights of all parties involved, and increasing the opportunities for prompt adoptive placement. D.C.Code §…