Legal Opinion
In re D.R.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 1988No. 85-1588PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
R.R. appeals from a denial of her petition to set aside her relinquishment of parental rights to her son, D.R., on the ground that the relinquishment was ineffective or, alternatively, that it was effectively revoked within ten statutory days. We remand the case for an evidentiary hearing to ascertain the relevant facts and for further proceedings based on the trial court’s factual findings. In particular, the court shall determine whether R.R. had timely notice of the verified writing requirement for revocation and, if not, whether, during the ten statutory days…
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