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Lawmakers weigh rapists’ loss of parental rights
Legislation to make it easier for judges to strip parental rights from men who fathered children through rape may face strong opposition from the House Judiciary Committee, although it passed the Senate on a 46-0 vote last month.
Top court OKs termination of parental rights while CINA appeal was underway
Judges can permanently strip parents of their rights to their children even while the parents are appealing an order in the underlying foster-care case, Maryland’s top court ruled Tuesday.
Court of Appeals revisits parental rights issue
Courts cannot strip parents of their parental rights while they are appealing a judge’s order in the related foster-care case, an attorney for a mother seeking reunification with her son told Maryland’s top court.
Parental rights’ case dismissed; chief judge objects
Over the vehement dissent of its chief judge, Maryland’s top court on Monday declined to decide whether circuit court judges can terminate parental rights while the parent is appealing an earlier judicial order that changed the permanency plan for their child from foster care.
Bill would restrict custody rights of convicted child sex-abusers
ANNAPOLIS – Several Maryland legislators are pushing for stricter limits on custody and visitation rights for parents convicted of sex crimes. Last week, the Judicial Proceedings Committee heard a bill […]
Md. Court of Appeals: Child’s best interests are ‘transcendent’
Calling a child‘s best interests “transcendent,” Maryland‘s top court has ordered a Baltimore juvenile court to reconsider its decision allowing a mother with a history of neglect to retain parental […]
