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IN RE WEST

No. 4538.

245 A.2d 636 (1968)

In the Matter of Colette WEST and Chantal Madden, minor child.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 5, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence C. Moore, Washington, D. C., for Colette West.

Carlisle E. Pratt, Washington, D. C., guardian ad litem, for Chantal Madden.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and MYERS and KELLY, Associate Judges.

MYERS, Associate Judge:

This appeal by the Canadian mother of a female infant born out of wedlock in Canada in 1963 challenges the legality of an order awarding custody of the child to the acknowledged natural father, a resident of the District of Columbia. Prior to hearing, a member of the bar was appointed by the trial court as guardian ad litem to represent the interests of the minor child. After extensive investigation, he filed a report recommending that custody...

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