Legal Opinion
In re L.L.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 1995No. Nos. 94-FS-469, 94-FS-506PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
These expedited appeals stem from two consolidated trial court proceedings relating to appellant M.D., Jr., now four years old. Appellant L.L., who has been M.D., Jr.’s foster mother for more than two and one half years, initiated the first proceeding, seeking leave of court to adopt him. In the second proceeding, M.D., Jr.’s guardian ad litem, who supports the foster mother’s petition for adoption, asked the trial court to terminate the parental rights of appellee M.D., Sr., M.D., Jr.’s biological father. Following a six-day bench trial, the judge ruled in the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- In Re William L.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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