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RICHMOND DEPT. OF SOC. SERVS. v. CARTER

Record No. 2254-97-2.

507 S.E.2d 87 (1998)

28 Va. App. 494

RICHMOND DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. Georgette CARTER.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

November 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan M. Harris, Richmond, for appellant.

(Charles P. d'Evegnee, Ashland, on brief), for appellee. Appellee submitting on brief.

Present: BENTON, ELDER and BRAY, JJ.

BENTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order rejecting a foster care review plan, which proposed adoption for a minor child in the custody of the Richmond Department of Social Services. See Code § 16.1-282. The Department contends the trial judge based his decision upon application of an incorrect standard of proof. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the decision and remand for reconsideration.

I.

The Department obtained custody...

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