PETITION OF R.M.G.

No. 79-747.

454 A.2d 776 (1982)

In the Matter of the Petition of R.M.G. and E.M.G. Appeal of J.H., Jr., et al.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian Karpoff, Arlington, Va., with whom Bobby B. Stafford, Alexandria, Va., was on brief, for appellants.

Benjamin F. Saulter, Washington, D.C., for appellees.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and MACK and FERREN, Associate Judges.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

In this case of competing petitions for adoption of a black child, we review a trial court decision granting the petition of the child's black grandparents and denying the petition of her white foster parents. Applying all relevant factors, the trial court found both families suitable to adopt the child, but concluded that the race factor tipped the scales in favor of the black grandparents.

Although race, among other factors, can...

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