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IN RE J.M.C.

No. 97-FS-1784.

741 A.2d 418 (1999)

In Re J.M.C.; N.C., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher May, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Virginia R. Stith for appellant.

John M. Ferren, Corporation Counsel at the time the statement was filed, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Sharlene E. Williams, Assistant Corporation Counsel, filed a statement in lieu of brief.

Before REID and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.

REID, Associate Judge.

In this case N.C., the biological mother of J.M.C., challenges the order of the trial court terminating her parental rights. She contends primarily that (1) the trial court "erred in terminating the mother's parental rights based on the factual findings in [a] prior neglect proceeding where the standard of proof is a preponderance of the evidence"; and (2) mental illness alone is not a proper basis for terminating parental rights, especially...

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