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IN THE MATTER OF C. A. P.

No. 9365.

356 A.2d 335 (1976)

In the Matter of C. A. P.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 13, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley S. Williams, Washington, D.C., Herbert B. Dixon, Jr., and William & Carter, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellant mother.

Jean R. Bower and Anne T. Liipfert, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for C. A.P.

Louis P. Robbins, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C. at the time the memorandum was filed, and Richard W. Barton and Dennis McDaniel, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the amicus curiae memorandum of the District of Columbia.

Before REILLY, Chief Judge, and KELLY and KERN, Associate Judges.

KELLY, Associate Judge:

In this appeal from the Family Division of the trial court the unmarried mother of C.A.P., a minor, challenges an order which terminates her parental rights pursuant to the provisions of Super.Ct.Neg.R. 18(c).1 For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

Three days after C.A.P.'s birth in May 1970, the mother placed her with the Department of Human Resources (DHR), ostensibly for adoption. Legal consent to...

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