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IN RE A.O.T.

Nos. 09-FS-994, 09-FS-995, 09-FS-996.

10 A.3d 160 (2010)

In re Petition of A.O.T. Nl.R., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joy Aceves-Amaya , Student Attorney, with whom Tanya Asim Cooper , Supervising Attorney, and Sarah Mir and Robert Maxwell , Student Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellant.

Deborah Cason Daniel , was on the brief for appellee A.O.T.

Thomas P. O'Toole , filed a statement in lieu of brief for appellee L.B.

Kristen Pisani , filed a brief for appellee guardian ad litem for I.R., M.R., and Ne.R.

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

Before RUIZ and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges, and TERRY, Senior Judge.

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

Nl.R. appeals the trial court's waiver of his consent to the adoption of his daughters and the accompanying termination of his parental rights. We agree with appellant's contention that notwithstanding provisions of the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001, under the Family Court's General Rule D(c), a magistrate judge is not authorized to conduct an adoption trial without the parties' consent. Because appellant withheld his consent...

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