Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

CINA — Foster care — Indicated child neglect Appellee Prince George’s County Department of Social Services (“DSS” or the “Department”) made a finding of indicated child neglect after unexplained bite marks were found between the shoulder blades of a foster ...

CINA — Shelter care — Time limit On January 30, 2019, the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (“the Department” or “BCDSS”) removed S.B., Ch. B. and Co. B (collectively, “the Children”), from the home where they lived with their ...

CINA — Guardianship/right to adoption consent — Reunification efforts Appellant D.M. (“Mr. M.”) appeals from the decision of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as a juvenile court, which granted the petition of the Baltimore City Department of Social ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Child’s best interests In an order dated January 6, 2020, the Circuit Court for Howard County granted guardianship of two-year-old J. to the Howard County Department of Social Services, with the right to ...

CINA — Mother’s rights — Exclusion as a party This appeal arises from an order by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, which excluded appellant C.C. (“Mother”), the natural mother of K.S., a child adjudicated ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — From reunification to adoption by non-relative Appellants J.N.T. (“Mother”), and I.B. (“Father”) are the biological parents of four-year-old J.T. Both parents are natives of Cameroon, but Mother is now a United States citizen, ...

CINA — Custody award to mother — Child’s best interests This case is before us on appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, closing the child welfare case regarding respondent child ...

CINA — Reduction in parents’ visitation — Remand Appellants T.N. (“Mother”) and I.M. (“Father”) individually appeal a November 21, 2019 Order (the “Order”) from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, reducing their visitation rights with ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — From reunification to adoption The child at the center of this case, A’r., was declared a Child in Need of Assistance (“CINA”) in 2017 along with his brother, A. Appellant, Ms. G. (or ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Effect on siblings This case is before us on appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, terminating the parental rights of S.M. (“Mother”) as ...