Petition of RMG

In joining the disposition ordered by Judge Ferren, I find it necessary to say in my own words what is, and is not, in issue here.

At the outset, I see no need to reach the constitutional issue of equal protection. Cf. In re DeF, D.C.App., 307 A.2d 737 (1973). The Adoption Statute mentions race and religion only as factors to be supplied along with other information in a petition for adoption. D.C.Code 1973, § 16-205. It does not require that the court give these factors any consideration whatever;1 it only provides that the court, after the consideration of the petition and other evidence,…