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IN RE S.M.

Nos. 08-FS-1093, 08-FS-1130 to 08-FS-1133 and 08-FS-1151.

985 A.2d 413 (2009)

In re Petition of S.M. & R.S., In re K.A.D., In re J.D., H.O., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 10, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Klein, Public Defender Service, with whom Samia Fam and O. Dean Sanderford, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Marion E. Baurley, for appellees Ka.D. and J.D.

Stacy L. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, with whom Peter J. Nickles, Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, and Donna M. Murasky, Deputy Solicitor General, were on the brief, for appellee District of Columbia.

Jenny E. Epstein, Washington, DC, for appellees S.M. & R.S.

Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge, and STEADMAN, Senior Judge.

STEADMAN, Senior Judge:

Before us is an appeal from two adoption decrees that terminated the rights of a father with respect to his twin boys. Because, as the District itself now acknowledges, the adoption proceedings did not sufficiently take into account the preference applicable to a fit father, we vacate the adoption decrees and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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