CINA: Reasonable efforts toward reunification: Non-appealable order CSA No. 1051, Sept. Term 2013. Unreported. Opinion by Eyler, D.S., J. Filed March 18, 2014. Appeal from Baltimore City. Appeal dismissed.

CINA: Waiver of reunification efforts: Mandatory waiver CSA No. 0693, Sept. Term 2013. Reported. Opinion by Graeff, J. Filed Jan. 29, 2014. Appeal from Baltimore City. Affirmed.

Local Departments of Social Services must be allowed to waive their obligations to provide reunification services to people who involuntarily lost their parental rights over other children, the Court of Special Appeals has held.

Adoption is better for foster child if parents don’t improve.

CINA: change in permanency plan: best interest of the children CSA No. 2063, Sept. Term 2011. Opinion by Graeff, J. Unreported. Filed May 9, 2012. Appeal from Montgomery County. RecordFax #12-0509-09, 22 pages.