IN RE RACHEL S.

Nos. 1741, 1742, September Term, 1983.

60 Md. App. 147 (1984)

481 A.2d 520

IN RE RACHEL S.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

October 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Logan, Asst. County Sol., with whom was Stephen R. Beard, County Sol., for Anne Arundel County on the brief for appellant, Department of Social Services.

John R. Greene, Annapolis, with whom was Thomas E. Hicks, Annapolis, on the brief for appellant, Rachel S.

Douglas B. Cording, Annapolis, for appellees.

Argued before MOYLAN and BLOOM, JJ., and JAMES C. MORTON, Jr., Associate Judge of the Court of Special Appeals (retired), Specially Assigned.


MOYLAN, Judge.

Like a falling row of dominoes, one procedural error in this case led to a second procedural error, which in turn caused a third procedural error. It all began on November 9, 1983, when the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services (the Department) received a complaint about the possible physical and sexual abuse of a three-year-old child, Rachel S. Rachel was immediately taken into shelter care. On the very next day, November 10, the Department...

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