Legal Opinion
In re Petition of P.D.J.K., J.W.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 26, 2018No. 17-FS-1046PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fisher, Associate Judge:
Appellant J.W. appeals the decision of the Superior Court to approve the adoption of her daughter S.W. without her consent. She primarily contends that the adoption trial was fundamentally unfair and that the magistrate judge abused her discretion in weighing the evidence. We disagree and affirm.
I. Background
S.W. was born on February 4, 2014. Appellant J.W. is her biological mother and J.J is her biological father. When S.W. was nearly eight months old, the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency ("CFSA") removed her from J.W.'s care "after J.W. was found…
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