Legal Opinion
In re D.S.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 20, 2012No. Nos. 10-FS-1556, 10-FS-1557, 10-FS-1558, 10-FS-1559, 10-FS-1560, 10-FS-1561PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKWITH, Associate Judge:
This case involves the ardent yet unsuccessful effort of an unwed biological father of six children to keep these children after their mother’s abuse of them led first to their removal from her home, then to her stipulation that they were neglected, and ultimately to their commitment to the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) over the father’s objections and without any finding that he was an unfit parent. We conclude that the trial court’s determination that it was in these children’s best interest to be committed to CFSA for up to two years…
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