Maria Ferreira v. District Columbia

In this adoption case, D.B., the natural mother of the child K.D.B., seeks reversal of the trial courts order waiving her consent to the adoption. See D.C. Code § 16-304 (e) (2001). The adoptive parents, W.E.T. and I.J.T., cross-appeal from the trial courts order vacating and re-entering the final adoption decree to enable D.B. to file her notice of appeal, which would otherwise have been untimely. We affirm both orders.