IN RE E.H.

No. 96-FS-1804.

718 A.2d 162 (1998)

In re E.H. G.H., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 1, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith A. Lovelace, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Susan R. Van Bell, appointed by the court, for appellee E.H.

Jon S. Pascale, appointed by the court, for appellee M.U.

Jo Anne Robinson, Principal Deputy Corporation Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Sheila Kaplan, Assistant Corporation Counsel, filed a statement in lieu of brief for appellee District of Columbia.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and SCHWELB and FARRELL, Associate Judges.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge.

On October 4, 1996, following a fact-finding hearing, a Superior Court judge found that respondent E.H., who was then almost three years old, was a neglected child. The judge's decision was based on the mental illness of E.H.'s mother, G.H., and on the consequences for E.H. of the mother's bizarre beliefs and conduct. On appeal, the mother contends that the finding of neglect was not supported by the evidence, and that the court intruded...

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