In re R.M.G.

D., a Black child, was put up for adoption by her natural mother without notice to her natural father or her Black paternal grandparents, E.M.G. and R.M.G. (the grandparents); the Department of Human Resources placed D. with white foster parents, J.H. and J.H. (the foster parents), who petitioned to adopt her. D.'s natural father, once notified, objected to that petition, and the grandparents filed a competing adoption petition. Under a District of Columbia statute expressly allowing race as a factor in the child's best interests, the trial court considered the possibility D. could face serious identity questions if raised by white parents and granted the grandparents' petition; the foster parents appealed.