C.S. v. P.G. COUNTY DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICE

No. 115, Sept. Term 1995.

680 A.2d 470 (1996)

343 Md. 14

C.S. v. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied August 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Sullivan, Bowie, for Petitioner.

Sandra Irene Barnes, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., on brief), Baltimore, for Respondent.

Joseph F. Devlin, Glen Burnie, amicus curiae, for C.S.

Joel A. Smith (Joel A. Smith, David Diggs, Christyne L. Neff, Kahn, Smith & Collins, P.A., on brief), Baltimore, amicus curiae, for Federation of Maryland Teachers and Public Employees, AFT, AFL-CIO.

Deborah A. Jeon, Centreville, amicus curiae, for ACLU Foundation of Maryland.

Arthur B. Spitzer, Washington, D.C., amicus curiae, for ACLU Foundation of the National Capital Area.

H. Michael Hickson, Thomas J. Maloney, Charles J. Brown, Banks, Nason, Hickson & Cockey, Salisbury, amicus curiae, for ACLU Foundation of Maryland.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, KARWACKI, BELL and RAKER, JJ.


MURPHY, Chief Judge.

In this case, we address the procedural mechanisms provided in the Family Law Article applicable to those who have been accused of abusing or neglecting a child.

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Maryland Code (1984, 1991 Repl.Vol., 1995 Supp.) §§ 5-701 to 5-715 of the Family Law Article comprise Maryland's statutory procedures for investigating, reporting, and detecting child abuse. These provisions define who must report suspected child...

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