Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

CINA — Change in permanency plan — Reunification to adoption by non-relative This appeal arises from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Cecil County, sitting as a juvenile court, that changed the permanency plan for minor siblings, L.J. ...

CINA — Juvenile court jurisdiction — DSS closed case Appellants, L.W. and her mother, Ms. M., appeal from the decision of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, sitting as a juvenile court, ordering the termination of its jurisdiction over ...

CINA — Hearsay — Expert’s opinion J.O. (“Mother”), appellant, appeals from an order entered by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, adjudicating her child (“B.S.”) to be a child in need of assistance (“CINA”) and ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — Reunification to adoption by non-relative At the conclusion of a permanency plan review hearing on October 22, 2019, the Circuit Court for Cecil County, sitting as a juvenile court, modified the permanency plan ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — Ineffective assistance of counsel Appellant, the Father of two daughters, Am.E. and Ar.E., appeals from an order, entered September 3, 2019, in the Circuit Court for Frederick County, sitting as a juvenile court, ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Reasonable reunification efforts This appeal arises from a decision by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, terminating the parental rights of Ms. M. to her son, D.J., and ...

CINA – Termination of parental rights — Sufficiency of the evidence On October 25, 2019, following a hearing in the Circuit Court for Allegany County, appellant’s parental rights to her eighteen-month old son, L.K., were terminated. The court’s order granted ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — Reunification to custody/guardianship by nonrelative The Circuit Court for Worcester County, sitting as the juvenile court, entered an order changing the permanency plan for A.B., 1 the minor child of Ms. G., the ...

CINA — Denial of Mother’s request for continuance — Best interest of child The Washington County Department of Social Services (the “Department”) filed, in the Circuit Court for Washington County, a petition alleging that J.P., child of H.P. (“Mother”), was ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Exceptional circumstances “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 best interests.” In ...