Legal Opinion

In re J.T.B.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 26, 2009No. 08-FS-557PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REID, Associate Judge:

Appellant, T.W., the birth mother of M.W., appeals from an order of the Honorable Linda K. Davis (sitting as a Reviewing Judge in the Family Court) which denied T.W.’s motion and amended motion for review of the Final Decree of Adoption, issued by the Honorable Carol Dalton (Magistrate Judge) in response to appel-lee, J.T.B.’s petition to adopt M.W. We hold that Super. Ct. Adoption R. 52 requires the Family Court to issue written findings of fact and conclusions of law prior to granting or denying a decree of adoption, even though the court may have made oral findings…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. In re D.R.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. In Re Baby Boy C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. In re T.J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. In re J.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re S.M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. W.H. v. D.W.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Jordan v. JordanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. In Re JTBDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. In Re SMDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009

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