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IN RE M.F.

No. 08-FS-733.

55 A.3d 373 (2012)

In re M.F., J.F., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Relinda Louisy , Washington, DC, appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellant.

Jon A. Hoppe , appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellee M.S.

Sharon Taylor Smith , guardian ad litem, filed a statement in lieu of brief for appellee M.F., in support of the brief of M.S.

Peter J. Nickles , Attorney General for the District of Columbia at the time the brief was filed, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, Donna M. Murasky , Deputy Attorney General, and Alice V. Stevens , Assistant Attorney General, were on the brief for appellee District of Columbia.

Before PRYOR, TERRY, and FARRELL, Senior Judges.

TERRY, Senior Judge:

The Child and Family Services Agency ("CFSA") removed eleven-year-old M.F. from the custody of her father, appellant J.F., after a phone call to the CFSA child abuse hotline and a subsequent visit by authorities to M.F.'s home. Two days later the District of Columbia filed a petition in the Superior Court alleging that M.F. was a neglected child. After an evidentiary hearing, Magistrate Judge Tara Fentress found that M.F. was abused and neglected...

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