Wright v. MONTGOMERY CTY. DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC.

This case concerns whether an appeal from a juvenile court adjudication terminating parental rights was timely filed.

The relevant facts are as follows:

The Department of Pensions and Security filed a petition seeking to terminate the parental rights of Alvin and Patricia Wright. A hearing was held in the Juvenile Section of the Montgomery County Circuit Court on July 21, 1982. At the end of the hearing the court took the case under advisement.

Thereafter, a decree dated July 21, 1982 was mailed to the parents' attorneys, who received the decree on August 4, 1982.

On August 17, 1982, the parents…