In re D.S.’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “physically available at that time to serve as a resource,” and the fact that the family had had prior contacts with CFSA. Counsel for the father disputed the significance of the prior contacts and argued that each of the referrals was either unfounded or inconclusive. The court considered the prior contacts while explicitly”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. In re D.S.

2. “a two or a three bedroom” apartment. Almost three months after the children’s removal from their mother's home, the government still claimed to have insufficient information to allow the father to have unsupervised visits, no less custody of his children. For his part, the father stated at the hearing that he had”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. In re D.S.

3. “reasonable efforts” to prevent removal of the child from the home. D.C.Code § 16-2312(d)(3). Relatedly, D.C.Code § 16-2310(b) states that a child cannot be placed in shelter care unless it is clear that shelter care is required to protect the child or because he has no parent or other person to care for him and”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. In re D.S.