In Re Adoption/Guardianship of Chaden M.

In this case we address the obligation of an attorney, appointed to represent an allegedly disabled parent, to preserve that parent’s right to object to a petition for guardianship of the parent’s child, in the event that the juvenile court ultimately determines that the parent is not disabled. This matter arose out of a guardianship proceeding instituted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City (“juvenile court”). The juvenile court granted guardianship of then-three-year-old Chaden M. to the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (“DSS”) on May 7, 2009. Chaden M.’s Mother, April C.,…