Legal Opinion
In Re Lynn M.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 4, 1988No. 62, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
The question in this appeal is whether the circuit court erred in dismissing a petition for adoption of an infant child on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction.
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Adoptions were unknown at common law and exist today solely because of statute. The first Maryland statute addressing this subject is found in the Acts of 1892, ch. 244, later codified in Ardele 16, §§ 62A to 62F, and today found in Md.Code (1984,1987 Cum.Supp.) §§ 5-301 to 5-330 of the Family Law Article. The predominant theme of all these enactments has been to preserve and protect the interests and welfare of the child.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ross v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Zouck v. ZouckCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- Moore v. McAllisterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
- Stewart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Winter v. Director of the Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
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3Cited by14 opinions
- American Motorists Insurance v. ARTRA Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- In Re Adoption/Guardianship No. 3598Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Stambaugh v. Child Support Enforcement AdministrationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- Board of Education v. BrowningCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Beckman v. BoggsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
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