IN RE T.J.

Nos. 94-FS-140, 94-FS-274 and 94-FS-277.

666 A.2d 1 (1995)

In re T.J., M.D., & C.J., Appellants.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory W. Stevens, appointed by the court, Alexandria, VA, for appellant M.D.

Shirin Ikram, appointed by the court, Potomac, MD, for appellant C.J.

Donald B. Terrell, appointed by the court, Washington, DC, for appellant T.J.

Carla Rappaport, with whom Diane Weinroth, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellee.

Susan M. Hoffman, Jennifer Lear, and Anne R. Price, Washington, DC, were on amicus brief, for Consortium for Child Welfare.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and STEADMAN and KING, Associate Judges.


KING, Associate Judge:

T.J., a five-year old boy ("adoptee," "child," or "T.J."), M.D., T.J.'s maternal great-aunt ("great-aunt"), and C.J., T.J.'s mother, ("mother," "natural mother," or "C.J."), are appealing the Superior Court's order granting the adoption petition of M.H., T.J.'s foster mother, ("foster mother") and denying the custody complaint of the great-aunt. The neglect, adoption, and custody cases were consolidated, and the adoption and custody issues were...

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