Maryland’s criminal law provision outlawing child sexual abuse by a “parent” applies only to a biological or adoptive parent, an appeals court ruled.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly will consider a bill that would require parents or guardians to promptly notify police about dead or missing children. The Cumberland Times-News reported Thursday that Delegate Kevin Kelly pre-filed the bill for the 2012 ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland lawmaker says the Casey Anthony case has prompted her to propose a bill making it a felony for a parent not to report the death of their child. Sen. Nancy Jacobs says she received nearly two ...

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If you provided more than half of a parent’s support and his or her gross income was less than $3,650, you can claim your parent as your dependent, which gives you a tax exemption and permits you to write off ...

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Two women can now be named as mothers on birth certificates without a court order in Maryland. In a letter to birth registrars on Thursday, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene states that beginning no later than March 1, ...

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LOS ANGELES — Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Bren testified Thursday in the child support case brought by his two adult children, saying he was shocked when his then-lover told him decades ago that she was pregnant with their first ...

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