Legal Opinion
In re W.E.T.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 14, 2002No. Nos. 99-FS-1271, 99-FS-1380PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Terry, Associate Judge:
In this adoption case, D.B., the natural mother of the child K.D.B., seeks reversal of the trial court’s order waiving her consent to the adoption. See D.C.Code § 16-304(e) (2001). The adoptive parents, W.E.T. and I.J.T., cross-appeal from the trial court’s order vacating and re-entering the final adoption decree to enable D.B. to file her notice of appeal, which would otherwise have been untimely. We affirm both orders.
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The Department of Human Services (“DHS”) removed K.D.B. from D.B.’s care when D.B. was arrested for panhandling while K.D.B. was with her. K.D.B. was…
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