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IN RE J.O.

Nos. 16-FS-945 & 16-FS-946.

174 A.3d 870 (2017)

IN RE Petition of J.O. & P.O., Appellants.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 12, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia M. Spicer , for appellants.

Mindy Leon , guardian ad litem.

Melissa Colangelo , Children's Law Center, as amicus curiae.

Sharon A. Singh , for appellees.

Karl A. Racine , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, with whom Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General at the time, Loren L. AliKhan , Deputy Solicitor General at the time, and Rhondalyn Primes Okoroma , Assistant Attorney General, filed a statement in lieu of brief, for appellee the District of Columbia.

Concurring opinion by Associate Judge Glickman at page 887.

This case involves two competing petitions to adopt E.S., a little girl born prematurely to K.S. on October 30, 2012, and adjudicated neglected on February 27, 2013. E.S.'s foster parents, appellants J.O. and P.O. ("the O.s"), and E.S.'s guardian ad litem ("GAL"), challenge the trial court's decision dismissing...

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