Legal Opinion
Petition of CEH
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 18, 1978No. 12310PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
In this appeal from the Family Division of Superior Court, appellant, the natural mother of C.A.P., a female minor, challenges an order granting the petition of appellee C.E.H. to adopt C.A.P. Appellant claims that the trial court erred in finding that she had abandoned C.A.P.
C.A.P. was born on May 10, 1970. Three days later appellant placed her with the Department of Human Resources (DHR), ostensibly for adoption. At the time, appellant was upset about having given birth to a child out of wedlock. She felt that she could not reveal the child’s birth to her family or…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re Petition for Adoption of J. S. R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- In re C. A. P.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Adoption of MaxwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- In Re Adoption of ChristoffersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
- People ex rel. Anonymous v. AnonymousNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re Juvenile AppealSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- In the Interest of GoettscheSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- J.U. v. J.C.P.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2018
- W.H. v. D.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
- In re A.W.K.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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