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IN RE L.H.

Nos. 92-FS-352, 92-FS-428.

634 A.2d 1230 (1993)

In re L.H. and L.H. F.H. (Mother), Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Richardson, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Denise L. Wiktor, Washington, DC, for appellees.

Joel G. DeJesus, with whom Michael E. Ward and Mary M. Shaffer, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for amicus curiae, the National Ass'n of Counsel for Children.

John Payton, Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Mary L. Wilson, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, DC, filed a Memorandum in Lieu of Brief, for the District of Columbia.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, FARRELL, Associate Judge, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

On these appeals from the termination of appellant's parental rights, the only issue necessitating a published opinion is appellant's claim that a court-appointed guardian ad litem is not statutorily authorized to file a motion to terminate parental rights (a TPR motion) following an adjudication of neglect, and that a contrary reading of the statute would violate constitutional due process.1 We reject...

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