Ex Parte of Johnson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that a parent’s natural rights are “carefully guarded” and will not be terminated unless the parents voluntarily consent or “the best interest of the child dictate to the contrary.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Adoption/Guardianship No. 3598
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1997-10-10· cited 138×
• In Re Adoption/Guardianship No. 10941
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1994-06-07· cited 79×
• In Re Adoption No. A91-71A
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1994-05-09· cited 55×
• Nutwell v. Prince George's County Department of Social Services
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1974-04-23· cited 10×
• Goodyear v. Cecil County Department of Social Services
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1971-02-17· cited 7×
• In re Adoption/Guardianship No. 11137
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1995-09-07· cited 6×
• In re Adoption of Sean M.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2013-03-22· cited 5×
• Goodyear v. CECIL CO. DEP'T SOC. SERV.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1971-02-17· cited 2×
• Nutwell v. PR. GEO'S CTY. SOC. SERV.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1974-04-23· cited 1×

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Walker v. Gardner
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1960-01-19· cited 46×
• Logan v. Coup
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1965-04-02· cited 22×
• Shetler v. Fink
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1963-04-11· cited 20×
• Watson v. Dockett
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1962-06-08· cited 6×