Legal Opinion

In re D.S.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 20, 2012No. Nos. 10-FS-1556, 10-FS-1557, 10-FS-1558, 10-FS-1559, 10-FS-1560, 10-FS-1561PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECKWITH, Associate Judge:

This case involves the ardent yet unsuccessful effort of an unwed biological father of six children to keep these children after their mother’s abuse of them led first to their removal from her home, then to her stipulation that they were neglected, and ultimately to their commitment to the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) over the father’s objections. We concluded in an opinion issued after our initial hearing of this case that the trial court’s determination that it was in these children’s best interest to be committed to CFSA for up to…

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2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by16 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: Petition of S.L.G. & S.E.G. D.A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015
  3. In Re K.C. D.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. IN RE: PETITION OF G.A.P.R.S.,Appellant.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. IN RE: M.V.H. M.V.H., & IN RE M.V.H. L.H., & IN RE L.F.G. L.H.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016

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