Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Guardianship — Permanency plan — Non-relative This case arises from a decision by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Division of Juvenile Causes (“the juvenile court” or “the court”), to change the permanency plans for four of the children of ...

Children — Guardianship — Parental rights I.Q. was born in October 2018 to Ms. H. (“Mother”), appellee, and Mr. Q. (“Father”). I.Q. first entered the care of the Department of Social Services for Baltimore City (the “Department”) on January 10, ...

Guardianship — Intervention — Parental rights The current stage of this long-running guardianship case centers around where D.T., a now-fourteen-year-old girl, will go to live. Read the opinion

Children — Guardianship — Parental rights The present interlocutory appeal arises from the most recent guardianship hearing held on January 30, 2023. One question is being asked of this Court in this particular appeal — did the lower court err ...

Children — Parental rights — Exceptional circumstances Appellant, D.V.M. (“Father”), appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as a juvenile court, granting the petitions of the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (“BCDSS” or “the ...

Adoption — Nunc pro tunc — Immigration status On May 20, 2022, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County granted the petition of appellant Naana Larbi Faakye (“Mother”) to adopt M.A. (“Child”), who was born in Ghana on August 29, ...

Children — Guardianship — Right to parent In October 2019, the two children (the “Children”) of Mr. M. (“Father”), appellant, and Ms. R. (“Mother”) were taken into the care and custody of the St. Mary’s County Department of Social Services ...

Adoption and guardianship — Breach of fiduciary duty — Unjust enrichment In 2019, Koralina Castello, appellant, on behalf of her minor daughter T., brought suit in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against T.’s father, Troy Baacke, and his wife, ...

Child custody — Petition for guardianship — Desire of natural parents Desirae Guillot and Christopher Guillot were the parents of their minor daughter, G.G. Both Desirae and Christopher are now deceased. This case arises from a Petition for Guardianship of ...

Guardianship — Petition to terminate — Law of the case Natalya Hampel aka Devoted Lady Hampel, appellant, appeals from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Harford County on December 13, 2020, denying her petition to terminate the guardianship ...