Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

CINA — Maternal grandmother — Failure to protect children from mother Following a disposition hearing in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, the circuit court, sitting as the juvenile court, declared J.N., F.N., and R.N. (collectively the “Children”) to ...

CINA — Department of Social Services — Supervised visitation These appeals arise out of orders of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as a Juvenile Court, in the child welfare cases of siblings C.W. and T.B. The juvenile court ...

CINA — Finding of not CINA — Appeal by child These appeals arise out of orders of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as a Juvenile Court, in the child welfare cases of siblings C.W. and T.B. The juvenile ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Lay opinion testimony Ms. S., appellant, appeals the order of the Circuit Court for Worcester County, sitting as a juvenile court, terminating her parental rights to her daughter, B.S. B.S.’s father, Mr. S., ...

CINA — Shelter care order — Immunizations This appeal challenges an order of shelter care for K.Y.-B. (the “Child”), who was placed into the custody and care of the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (the “Department”) on January 4, ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Admission of photo of child with foster family This appeal arises from an order by the Circuit Court for Frederick County, sitting as a juvenile court, that terminated appellant’s (“Mother”) parental rights to ...

CINA — Findings — Ready, willing and able parent In this case, Ms. M. (“Appellant” or “Mother”) is appealing two orders of the Circuit Court for Frederick County, sitting as the juvenile court. The first decision was rendered after a ...

CINA — Third-party custody — Grandparents We are asked to determine whether the Circuit Court for Baltimore County properly dismissed a complaint for custody of the minor B.F. (“Child”) filed by his maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, the appellants R.R. and ...

CINA — Abuse and neglect — Body of evidence Following adjudicatory and disposition hearings, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, found siblings, Ks. B. and Kd. B., 1 to be Children in Need of Assistance ...

CINA — Shelter care order — Authority of juvenile court J.J. was born on March 11, 2018, and she suffered from severe neonatal drug withdrawal. On March 19, 2018, the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (hereinafter “the Department”) filed ...