Legal Opinion
McDermott v. Dougherty
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 10, 2005No. 58, Sept. Term, 2004PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCathell, J.
This appeal arises as an outgrowth of the lengthy and unfortunately acrimonious dispute over custody of Patrick Michael McDermott (hereinafter “Patrick” or “the child”), the minor son of petitioner Charles David McDermott (hereinafter “Mr. McDermott”), between Mr. McDermott and respondents, Hugh and Marjorie Dougherty, the child’s maternal grandparents, (hereinafter “the Doughertys,” or “maternal grandparents”). 1
The Doughertys, along with Patrick’s paternal grandparents, who do not appear as parties to the instant appeal and do not now appear to support the Doughertys, filed a complaint in…
2Cases cited178 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Harvey v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
- Koshko v. HainingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- United States v. Rene BlancoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Rico v. RodriguezNevada Supreme Court · 2005
- In Re: Adoption/guardianship of Rashawn H.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
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