Legal Opinion
Courtney v. Richmond
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 12, 1983No. 1557, September Term, 1982PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
The appellant, Vernon R. Courtney, filed in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County a Petition for Adoption of his step-daughter, Lamanda Delores Richmond. Appellant’s wife, Mary Ellen Courtney, the child’s biological mother, joined in the petition, consenting to the adoption, but reserving her rights. The appellee, John H. Richmond, the biological father of the child, filed a "Counter-Claim and Cross-Petition to Establish Visitation Rights” containing a prayer for reasonable visitation to "include eight (8) weeks during each summer and alternating Christmas holiday periods,” and a prayer…
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