Legal Opinion
In re of K.A.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1984No. Nos. 83-799, 83-800PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
The parents of K.A. challenge the termination of their parental rights. Before us now, they argue that the trial court erred in concluding that there was sufficient record evidence to support the termination order. They also urge that the Code’s parental rights termination provision, D.C. Code § 16-2353(b)(l)-(4) (1981), violates constitutional due process protections. We affirm.
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K.A., a female, was born in June 1975. Five years later, K.A.’s natural mother abandoned the family, leaving K.A.’s care and custody to her natural father. Soon thereafter, the father left…
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