IN RE B.C.

No. 19-FS-984.

257 A.3d 451 (2021)

IN RE B.C.; C.P., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allison K. Bauer was on the brief for appellant.

Karl A. Racine , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Loren L. AliKhan , Solicitor General, Caroline S. Van Zile , Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Stacy L. Anderson , Senior Assistant Attorney General, and David Stark , Assistant Attorney General, were on the brief for appellee.

Before Thompson and Easterly, Associate Judges, and Okun, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.


A determination that a parent is unable to discharge their responsibilities to care for their child due to mental incapacity under D.C. Code § 16-2301(9)(A)(iii) (2012 Repl. & 2021 Supp.) is momentous. It can have an adverse impact on the parent, both legally and reputationally. For this reason, even if a parent...

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