Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Guardianship — Contested guardianship hearing — Ineffective assistance of counsel This appeal arises from termination of parental rights (TPR) proceedings involving D.A. in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as the Juvenile Court. Presently before this Court is the ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Unfitness Appellant T.T. 1 (“Father”) and R.M. (“Mother”), together, are the biological parents of two boys — T.T., born on May 29, 2013, and L.M., born on May 5, 2014. After the Department ...

Guardianship — Termination of parental rights — Incarceration Mr. W., appellant, appeals the order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, terminating his parental rights to his biological son, S.T., and granting guardianship of S.T. ...

Guardianship — Termination of parental rights — Ineffective assistance of counsel Appellant’s (Ms. S’s) parental rights to her two children were terminated at a Guardianship Hearing and granted to the Cecil County Department of Social Services (“CCDSS” or “the Department”). ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Legal sufficiency This case involves the consideration of two separate children, M.F. and A.F., who were declared CINA at different points in time due to issues stemming from pervasive and severe mental health ...

Guardianship — Special Immigrant Juvenile status — Neglect On February 16, 2016, appellant Orlim Martinez filed both a Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian of a Minor Person and a Motion for Findings of Special Immigrant Eligibility in the ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Exceptional circumstances The Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as a juvenile court, terminated the parental rights of G.B., the biological father of fraternal twins A.C. and A.C. The juvenile court ruled that ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Psychologically incapable of parenting On January 26, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services removed K.L.—who was just an infant at the time—from the legal and physical custody of her parents following ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Clear and convincing evidence Marcus L. (“Father”) challenges the termination of his parental rights as to his son, J.M., by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court. The court ...

Guardianship — Special Immigrant Juvenile Status — Motion for eligibility findings Diego Ciprian de Leon, appellant, appeals from the ruling of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County denying his: (1) Petition for Guardianship of S.C., a national of Guatemala; ...