Legal Opinion
L.F.M. v. Department of Social Services
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 8, 1986No. 877, September Term, 1985PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WENNER, Judge.
Upon this appeal we are asked to decide whether, following a termination of parental rights and the placement of a child into a confidential prospective adoptive home, the natural grandparents have standing to petition for visitation.
Background
The children involved in this appeal are twin boys, who were born on May 1, 1983, to C.W. and her husband, G.W. In December of 1983, when they were seven months old, the children were removed from the home of their natural parents by appellee, Baltimore County Department of Social Services (BCDSS) following allegations of abuse and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Koshko v. HainingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- In Re the Adoption of a Child by W.P.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- Hede v. GilstrapWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
- Beckman v. BoggsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- In Re Jason P.Connecticut Superior Court · 1988
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