Legal Opinion
In Re Adoption/Guardianship of Victor A.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 12, 2005No. 72, September Term, 2004PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBattaglia, J.
In this case, the Prince George’s Department of Social Services petitioned for guardianship of Victor A., a child with severe disabilities. The trial court granted the petition and terminated the parental rights of Victor A.’s parents, Mr. A. and Ms. A. We have been asked to consider whether the Court of Special Appeals, in its remand, applied a different standard to determine the best interests of children with special needs, than is applied to children without such needs in a termination of parental rights proceeding.
I. Facts and Procedural History
Victor A. was born on March 26, 2000, to…
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