Legal Opinion
IN RE: PETITION OF G.A.P.R.S.,Appellant.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 17, 2016No. 14-FS-1310PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:.
Following a bench trial,- the magistrate judge found the minor child, J.P., suitable for adoption by appellee, G.A.P., after waiving the required consent of J.P.’s biological parents. An associate judge reviewed the magistrate judge’s order for “errors of law, abuse of discretion, or clear lack of evidentiary support” and affirmed. 1 Appellant R.S., J.P.’s biological mother, appeals the order terminating her parental rights and granting G.A.P.’s adoption of J.P. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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In January 2011, when J.P. was only a few months old, R.S. left…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re S.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re: Adoption/guardianship of Rashawn H.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- In re Petition of J.O. & P.O., N.B. & Ki.B.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2018
- In Re Petition of D.R.M T.M.SDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2018
- IN RE TA.L. IN RE A.L. IN PETITION OF R.W. & A.W. IN RE PETITION OF E.A.A.H. AND T.L.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
- IN RE TA.L. IN RE A.L. IN PETITION OF R.W. & A.W. IN RE PETITION OF E.A.A.H. AND T.L.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016
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