District of Columbia Court of Appeals April 17, 2003, No. 00-FS-609 (In re S.S.)

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

E.D., the mother of S.S., a girl born on December 5, 1996, appeals from an adjudication that S.S. is a neglected child within the meaning of D.C.Code §§ 16-2301(9) and (23) (2001).1 The trial judge held, in essence, that the mother, a non-custodial parent who had regular visits with her daughter every second weekend, failed to take reasonable steps to protect S.S.