Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

CINA — Change in permanency plan — From reunification to adoption In July 2019, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, found five children to be children in need of assistance (“CINA”), after appellant, Ms. B ...

CINA — Permanency plan — Custody by relative in lieu of reunification In the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, a family law magistrate recommended a permanency plan of placement with a relative for custody and guardianship of L.B. Appellant ...

CINA — Visitation — Mediation Appellant, N.Y. (“Mother”), appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as a juvenile court, which denied her exception to a visitation order recommended by a family magistrate, granted custody and ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Ineffective assistance of counsel The Circuit Court for Montgomery County terminated a father’s parental rights. He appealed. In his appeal, the father does not directly challenge the circuit’s court’s factual findings or legal ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Right not to testify This case is before us on appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as a juvenile court, granting a petition to terminate the parental ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Mother’s absence from hearing M.S. appeals a judgment of the Circuit Court for Cecil County, sitting as the juvenile court, that terminated her parental rights relating to her four biological children: B.G., D.G., ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Substance abuse Appellant, J.W. (“Mother”), challenges a judgment of the Circuit Court for Calvert County, sitting as a juvenile court, terminating her parental rights with respect to one of her children, R.W., and ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — From reunification with relative to custody of grandmother This appeal arises from the decision by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as the juvenile court, to change the permanency plan for N.A., ...

CINA — Acquiescence to order — Dismissal of appeal On February 4, 2022, the Baltimore County Department of Social Services (the “Department”) removed E.C.-L. on allegations of neglect from the home where he lived with his natural father (“Father”). The ...

CINA — Appeal — Timeliness Ms. B (“Mother”) and Mr. B (“Father”) are the parents of D.R. (“D”), who is now fourteen years old. Mother, Father, and D speak only Spanish. After conducting a family assessment prompted by a referral ...