In Re Adoption/Guardianship Nos. T00130003 and T00130004

WILNER, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City that granted to the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (DSS) guardianship, with the right to consent to the adoption or long-term care, of 11-year-old Latisha W. and five-year-old Dontae W. That order served to terminate the parental rights of the children’s mother, Carol W., with respect to the children. The only person who objected to the petition for guardianship was Carol, who failed to appear at trial and who has not appealed the guardianship order. Latisha’s father died prior to the…