MATTER OF L.W.

No. 91-FS-1133.

613 A.2d 350 (1992)

In the Matter of L.W., F.W., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith A. McInish, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Marion E. Baurley, Washington, D.C., for appellees P.R. and Mrs. P.R.

Before SCHWELB and KING, Associate Judges, and MACK, Senior Judge.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

F.W., the biological father of L.W., a girl now seven years of age, appeals from an order of the trial court granting the petition of Mr. and Mrs. P.R., L.W.'s former foster parents,1 to adopt her over his objection. Following an evidentiary hearing, Judge Joan Zeldon issued a comprehensive written decision in which, among other things, she found by clear and convincing evidence that the proposed adoption would...

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