In Re James D.

In this case we are presented with the question which we could not reach in In Re John H., 293 Md. 295, 443 A.2d 594 (1982), the constitutionality of Maryland Code (1974, 1980 Repl. Vol., 1981 Cum. Supp.) § 3-829, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, making parents financially responsible under certain circumstances for the loss sustained by others as a result of their child’s delinquent acts. 1

We did not reach the issue of constitutionality in the case of In Re John H. because the parents did not argue that question to the trial judge. Hence, "we declinefd] to pass upon the issue,…