Legal Opinion · Dissent

In Re Roberto D.B.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 16, 2007No. 110, Sept. Term, 2002PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Dissent

Dissenting Opinion by

CATHELL, J.

I dissent.

This case illustrates that the process of manufacturing children can lead to unusual situations that would have been virtually inconceivable decades ago when the relevant statutory scheme was enacted. I do not necessarily agree or disagree that the remedy for the present situation created by the majority is appropriate or otherwise. I think it is wrong for the majority to fashion, in the first instance, the public policy it is creating as a remedy. The issues present in this case, going as they do to the very heart of a society, are, in my view, a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Vuitch v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1970
  2. Dintaman v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1973

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re Roberto D.B.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2007

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