In re K.M.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• emphasizing that sufficiency of evidence ―must in the end be assessed in light of the evidence taken as a whole,‖ not on ―the weight of various pieces of evidence in isolation‖
• finding evidence of neglect “insufficient” where evidence of parent’s delusional disorder was unaccompanied by evidence of “how likely it actually was that [potential] harms would befall” the child
• requiring, in context of neglect finding based on mental incapacity of parent, that District “demonstrate the existence of a nexus between a parent’s [ ] mental incapacity and an inability to provide proper parental care”
• in a neglect case, there must be “a nexus between a parent’s [] mental incapacity and an inability to provide proper parental care” (internal citation and quotation marks omitted)
• evidence of what “could happen to a child . . . of a parent . . . suffering from a delusional disorder” too speculative to support a finding of neglect of the child at issue
• two medical experts testified, but evidence of nexus to neglect deemed insufficient

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2015-10-08· cited 32×
• In re Petition of J.O. & P.O., N.B. & Ki.B.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2018-01-11· cited 10×
• JEROME PROCTOR, JR. v. UNITED STATES
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2017-03-16· cited 5×
• In re K.M.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2017-04-25· cited 5×
• EDMUND FLEET v. ERICKA FLEET.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2016-05-05· cited 4×
• Matter of J.D., YINC
  Montana Supreme Court· 2025-12-02· cited 1×
• In re K.M. M.M.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2017-08-10
• Jerome Proctor, Jr.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2017-10-26
• In re Ta.C T.C.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2020-09-10
• In re B.C. C.P.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2021-08-19
• Proctor v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2017-03-16
• In re J.W. & Ja.W. A.W.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2021-11-10
• In re Z.M.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2022-04-14
• Mashaud v. Boone
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2023-06-08
• In re L.M.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2023-12-21

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Orange County Social Services Agency v. David M.
  California Court of Appeal· 2005-11-21· cited 230×
• Bradshaw v. Iowa Methodist Hospital
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1960-02-09· cited 100×
• In re E.H.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1998-10-01· cited 38×
• Jones v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-04-21· cited 26×
• In Re Jam. J.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2003-06-05· cited 23×
• In re M.D.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2000-08-24· cited 23×
• Bennett v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1977-06-20· cited 21×
• Burgess v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-05-05· cited 19×
• Blackson v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-08-20· cited 18×
• In re G.H.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2002-04-25· cited 15×
• In re A.H.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2004-02-26· cited 15×
• Walrond v. County of Somerset
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2006-01-03· cited 13×
• Department of Human Services v. D. S. F.
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2011-10-26· cited 13×
• In re A.B.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2010-07-01· cited 12×
• In re P.B.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2012-08-23· cited 12×
• SS v. Department of Children and Families
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-03-09· cited 10×
• Christopher v. Aguigui
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2003-08-14· cited 9×
• Johnson v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-02-03· cited 8×
• In re N.P.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2005-09-08· cited 8×
• In re B.L.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2003-02-12· cited 5×