Legal Opinion
In Re LEM
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 1960No. 2604PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
The mother of Cecelia Lem, a child born out of wedlock, appeals from an order committing her daughter to the legal custody and guardianship of the Department of Public Welfare until her 21st birthday, and permanently depriving her of custody in order that the Welfare Department may consent to the adoption of the child under the provisions of Code 1951, § 3-117(3).
The child was born January 11, 1956. Paternity has not been established, but it seems from the mother’s own statements that the father was a foreign national student who has since returned to his country. For about…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Randolph v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Pettit v. EngelkingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Wells v. WellsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1897
- Louise Flood Bell v. Gwendolyn Hairston Leonard, Alonzo Bell and Louise Virginia Bell v. Gwendolyn Hairston LeonardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Davis v. JurneyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Appeal of H.R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re Petition for Adoption of J. S. R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Petition of DISDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Pendergrast v. Unites StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- In re A.B.E.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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