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WASH. CO. DEP'T SOC. SERV. v. CLARK

[No. 142, September Term, 1982.]

296 Md. 190 (1983)

461 A.2d 1077

WASHINGTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. MARY ALICE CLARK

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 23, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret E. Rawle, Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General, and Joseph Chukla, Jr., on the brief, for appellant.

Elizabeth Renuart for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON, RODOWSKY and COUCH, JJ.

COUCH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

We are here concerned with claims of alleged error by the Circuit Court for Washington County in dismissing a petition for guardianship with the right to consent to adopt filed by the appellant, Washington County Department of Social Services (the Department). For reasons to follow below, we shall affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

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