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MATTER OF P.G.

No. 80-1152.

452 A.2d 1183 (1982)

In the Matter of Petition of P.G. and L.G. Raymond FISHER, Appellant, v. The BARKER FOUNDATION, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dacosta V. Mason, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Michael P. Bentzen, Washington, D.C., with whom David S. Klontz, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee.

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

NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

Appellant, the unwed father of Baby Boy Davis sought custody of the child, and opposed adoption by the G. family. The court found that adoption would be in the child's best interest, and therefore granted it. Appellant now contends that the District of Columbia adoption scheme violates due process by permitting the termination of parental rights (through adoption) over the objection of a natural parent, without a finding that the natural parent...

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