IN RE J.O.

Nos. 16-FS-164 & 16-FS-172.

176 A.3d 144 (2018)

IN RE Petition of J.O. & P.O., N.B. & Ki.B., Appellants.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carla S. Rappaport for appellant N.B.

Leslie J. Susskind for appellant Ki.B.

Patricia M. Spicer for appellees J.O. and P.O.

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

Charles Feezor , guardian ad litem, filed a statement in lieu of brief.

Before Fisher and Thompson, Associate Judges, and Ruiz, Senior Judge.


This appeal concerns the petition of appellees J.O. and P.O. to adopt K.B., which was granted on June 15, 2015. Appellants N.B. and Ki.B. (Mr. B. and Ms. B.), who are the child's natural parents, separately appeal the adoption. Mr. B. challenges the waiver of his consent to the adoption, and Ms. B. the denial of her motion to...

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