Janice M. v. Margaret K.

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• holding that Maryland does not recognize de facto parenthood
• stating that “‘parent in fact’” is the “literal meaning” of de facto parent
• declining to recognize de facto parent as a legal status in Maryland and holding that in order for the court to grant visitation for former same-sex partner, it must find that the mother was an unfit parent or that exceptional circumstances existed
• “The issues ... could arise in a myriad of other circumstances, including disputes involving step-parents, grandparents, and parties in a relationship with ‘a significant other’ ”
• \The issue of whether same-sex couples may adopt a child in Maryland has not been briefed in this case and we express no opinion on the issue\
• “[E]xceptional circumstances are not established through a rigid test, but rather by an analysis of all of the factors before the court in a particular case.”

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Other cases named Janice M. v. Margaret K.

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• Janice M. v. Margaret K.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2006-11-03· cited 7×
• Janice M. v. Margaret K.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2007-01-10· cited 2×