District of Columbia Court of Appeals December 11, 2001, Nos. 99-FS-1217, 99-FS-1218 (In re P.S.)

WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:

This case arises from the consolidation of a motion for termination of parental rights and an adoption proceeding involving a special needs child, A.S.C. Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr. held a show cause hearing pursuant to D.C.Code § 16-304(e) (2001) to determine if appellants, the birth parents (S.L.C., the mother, and A.C.