Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

CINA — Non-termination of parental rights — Third-party custody We consider here whether allowing a child to remain indefinitely in the custody of a third party, without terminating the parental rights of both parents, constitutes a proper exercise of judicial ...

CINA — Rights of child — Timely permanency plan C.E. (“C.E.” or “the child”) is a male child, born in May 2014, to Mother and Father. All of Mother’s six other children have entered the foster care system through removal ...

Termination of parental rights — Exceptional circumstances — Consideration of non-statutory factors Proceedings to terminate parental rights necessitate maintaining a delicate balance between a parent’s constitutional right to raise their children, the State’s interest in protecting children, and the child’s ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Disestablishment of paternity On September 16, 2016, the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, sitting as a juvenile court (“the juvenile court”), disestablished and terminated the presumptive paternity of G.C. (“Appellant”) to minor B.C. ...

CINA — Presumptive paternity of husband — Best interest of child On September 16, 2016, the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, sitting as a juvenile court (“the juvenile court”), disestablished and terminated the presumptive paternity of G.C. (“Appellant”) to minor ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Deported parent On September 15, 2014, the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, sitting as the juvenile court, declared D.A. and C.A., children of A.C.-R., appellant (“Father”), each to be a Child in ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Admissibility of reports This appeal stems from the erroneous admission of hearsay evidence (Exhibit 91) during proceedings that terminated the rights of T.A.’s biological parents. Mother did not appeal. Father has brought this ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Remedial steps by parent K.H., appellant, challenges an order issued by the Circuit Court for Harford County terminating her parental rights (“TPR”) to her two sons, L.B. and I.L. Ms. H. presents three ...

Mr. B. thought he had defeated a bid to terminate his parental rights when the judge in the CINA case kept reunification as his children's permanency plan. But the Department filed a TPR action anyway, and prevailed.

Adoption/Guardianship: Termination of parental rights: Alcohol dependency CSA No. 1470, Sept. Term 2013. Reported. Opinion by Woodward, J. Filed: June 30, 2014. Appeal from Howard County. Affirmed.