In Re Adoption/Guardianship of Ta'Niya C.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the CourtAdkins, J.
We return again to the problematic question of how a court should resolve a case in which the rights of an individual to raise her child without state interference may ultimately con*94flict with the best interests of that child. A juvenile court is authorized by statute to terminate the legal relationship between a parent and child upon certain conditions, and after certain findings are made. Maryland Code, (1984, 2006 Repl. Vol., 2009 Supp.), § 5-323 of the Family Law Article (“FL”). Although the paramount consideration identified in the statute, as set forth in subsection (b), is the “best…
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