Legal Opinion
In re JE.A.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 11, 2002No. 00-FS-529PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The Superior Court found the child Je.A. to have been neglected within the meaning of D.C.Code § 16-2301(9)(A) (2001) (neglected child includes one “who has been abandoned ... by his or her parent”). On appeal, the mother (J.A.) contends that (a) the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of abandonment; (b) the trial judge erroneously excluded relevant testimony; and (c) the judge abused his discretion in denying appellant’s motion to set aside the neglect determination to permit testimony by the mother, who had been absent from the evidentiary hearing. We affirm.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
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- In Re Adoption of Baby Boy WMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- In Re Dom. LSDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- In re C.C.J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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