Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

CINA — Custody award to father — Fit, loving and willing parent Appellant, the mother of A.G. who was adjudicated a child in need of assistance (“CINA”) in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, 1 challenges the decision to award ...

CINA — Closing of CINA case — Mootness Ms. F., appellant, appeals from a July 20, 2017 interlocutory order, issued by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, sitting as a juvenile court, changing the permanency plan for her son, ...

CINA — Motion to suppress evidence — Mother’s mental health records This appeal arises from an order entered by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, which adjudicated Bre.L. (born 4/04), Bro.L. (born 6/07), and Bra.L. ...

CINA — Reunification visits — Motion for reconsideration This is the third appeal involving three children—MJS, a girl born March 2010, AHS, a girl born March 2011, and MAS, AHS’ twin sister—who were previously declared children in need of assistance ...

CINA — Waiver of efforts to reunite child with mother — Non-appealable Kimberly T.B. (“Mother”) appeals an order by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City granting a motion by the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (“Department”) to waive further ...

CINA — Required findings of facts — Removal of child from home Appellant, Mr. D. appeals from the order of Circuit Court for Prince George’s County finding his daughter, Y.D., appellee, a child in need of assistance (“CINA”) and committing ...

CINA — Neglect — Prima facie case Appellant, R.B., appeals from the Opinion and Order of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (McCormack, J.), sitting as a juvenile court, which adjudged, inter alia, that, as a result of Appellant’s ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — Eliminate reunification with father; retain reunification with mother In 2009 T.G. and her brother K.G. were adjudicated as children in need of assistance (“CINA”). On December 15, 2016, the Circuit Court for Prince ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — Guardianship to reunification with father On September 26, 2016, during a review hearing, the juvenile court in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City modified the permanency plan for three children that were previously ...

CINA — Health and Human Services report — Hearsay In December of 2016, the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (the “Department”) filed a petition in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County requesting that D.E., son of J.S., ...