Flanagan v. Department of Human Resources

HARRELL, Judge.

The Circuit Court for Baltimore City found, on 18 October 2007, the Petitioner, Rafael Flanagan (“Flanagan”), in constructive civil contempt for his failure to pay child support in accordance with a 1987 consent paternity and child support decree. Prior to the contempt finding, Flanagan filed a motion to dismiss the civil contempt petition, contending that the Circuit Court lacked personal jurisdiction over him because the Respondent, the Department of Human Resources, Baltimore City Office of Child Support Enforcement (“DHR”), failed to effect proper service of process upon…