· 2/15/2000
In Re Adoption/Guardianship No. T97036005
Citations
- 746 A.2d 379
- 358 Md. 1
- 2000 Md. LEXIS 47
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- reversing juvenile court’s judgment to terminate parental rights where the Court could “only speculate whether the required factors were considered.”
- child has right to due process hearing in proceeding to terminate his parent’s rights because he has constitutional liberty interest in relationship with parent
- abuse of discretion where trial judge’s decision with respect to discretionary matter “was based on an error of law”
- “The best interest of the child must be determined only after the court considers the required factors listed in F.L. § 5-[323](e) and (d).”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Bell, Eldridge, Rodowsky, Raker, Wilner, Cathell, Bloom
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