Adoption/guardianship — Change in permanency plan — Abuse of discretion Ms. F. appeals from the order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, changing the permanency plan for each of her two sons from reunification ...
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Adoption/Guardianship — Appeal by mother — Timeliness Ms. S. (“Mother”) appeals from the September 6, 2018, order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, which dismissed her untimely notice of appeal of the June 8, 2018, order granting appellee, Baltimore ...
Read More »IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF A.M. & A.M
Guardianship — Special immigrant juvenile status — Blood relative G.G., appellant, filed, in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, a petition for guardianship of the person of two juveniles, A.M. and A.M., and for approval of factual findings that ...
Read More »IN THE MATTER OF: W. E-R.
Guardianship — Petition for guardianship — Circuit-court jurisdiction Appellant, Heiman Gudiel Pacheco-Gutierrez (“Brother”), appeals from the ruling of the Circuit Court for Frederick County denying his (1) Petition for Guardianship of his sister, W. E-R.; and (2) Motion for the ...
Read More »CRAIG SCHLEUNES v. ELSIE SCHLEUNES
Guardianship — Destitute adult child — Medical expenses This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, the Honorable Sherrie R. Bailey presiding, declaring that Elsie Schleunes is a destitute adult child and ordering her ...
Read More »IN THE MATTER OF SANTOS NOHE LOPEZ PEREZ
Guardianship — Special Immigrant Juvenile status — Notice of appeal deadline Martin Lopez Lopez, the appellant, filed an unopposed petition (the “Petition”) for guardianship of his nephew, Santos Nohe Lopez Perez, and requested that the circuit court enter factual findings ...
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Guardianship — Special immigrant juvenile status — Timeliness of motion to amend In the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, CL, the uncle of BM, filed a petition for guardianship of the person of BM and for approval of factual ...
Read More »IN RE: W.G., III
Adoption/Guardianship — Change in permanency plan — Reunification to custody by relatives On January 19, 2018, the Circuit Court for Allegany County, sitting as a juvenile court, entered an order granting a petition filed by the Allegany County Department of ...
Read More »IN RE: ADOPTION/GUARDIANSHIP OF O.C., J.C., E.B., AND D.B.
CINA — Termination of parental rights — Exceptional circumstances C.W. (“Mother”) is the mother of the four girls: 2 O.C., age 11; J.C., age 8; E.B., 3 age 6; and D.B., age 4. All four were adjudicated Children In Need ...
Read More »IN RE: ADOPTION/GUARDIANSHIP OF C.E.
CINA — Non-termination of parental rights — Third-party custody We consider here whether allowing a child to remain indefinitely in the custody of a third party, without terminating the parental rights of both parents, constitutes a proper exercise of judicial ...
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