In Re: R.S.

In Re: R.S., No. 58, September Term, 2019. Opinion by Hotten, J. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION– INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN– CINA PROCEEDINGS The Court of Appeals held that the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children did not apply to out-of-state placements of children with their non-custodial, biological parent. The plain language of the Compact makes clear that it only applies to placements in foster and pre-adoptive care, neither of which contemplates parental placements. Accordingly, the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals. Circuit…