Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary
Adoption/Guardianship: Termination of parental rights: Mental health issues
CSA No. 1798, September Term, 2012, Unreported. Opinion by Nazarian, J. Filed March 8, 2013. 16 pages. Appeal from Montgomery County Circuit Court. Affirmed.
The trial court did not err in terminating the mother’s parental rights without first affording her “a reasonable opportunity for her mental health to stabilize.” Although the statute contemplates that parents will have an opportunity to improve their circumstances before parental rights are terminated, that opportunity is neither indefinite nor mandatory.
