Legal Opinion
In re Petition of A.O.T.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 23, 2010No. Nos. 09-FS-994, 09-FS-995, 09-FS-996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
Nl.R. appeals the trial court’s waiver of his consent to the adoption of his daughters and the accompanying termination of his parental rights. We agree with appellant’s contention that notwithstanding provisions of the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001, under the Family Court’s General Rule D(c), a magistrate judge is not authorized to conduct an adoption trial without the parties’ consent. Because appellant withheld his consent to trial before a magistrate judge, we reverse and remand for a new adoption trial before an associate judge of the Family…
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