Legal Opinion
Scott v. Prince George's County Department of Social Services
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 4, 1988No. 1382, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.
Martine Scott appeals a decision of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County which terminated all her legal rights as the parent of John and Lilly Scott, twins born to Ms. Scott on November 25, 1980. On June 4, 1987, the circuit court, pursuant to Md.Fam.Law Code Ann. § 5-313 (1984), granted the Prince George’s County Department of Social Services’ (Department) petition to terminate Ms. Scott’s rights, finding that the Department proved by clear and convincing evidence that it was in the twins’ best interest that all legal and physical ties to their natural mother…
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