BOSWELL v. BOSWELL

No. 4, Sept. Term, 1998.

721 A.2d 662 (1998)

352 Md. 204

Kimberly BOSWELL v. Robert G. BOSWELL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

December 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia E. Young, Annapolis, for petitioner.

Nancy Polikoff, American University Law School, Washington, DC; Beatrice Dohrn, Lambada Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York City, all on brief, for respondent.

James L. McHugh, General Counsel, Nathalie F.P. Gilfoyle, American Psychological Ass'n, Carolyn Polowy, General Counsel, Nat. Ass'n of Social Workers, Paul M. Smith, Nory Miller, Elena N. Broder, Jenner & Block, all of Washington, DC, amici curiae for American Psychological Ass'n and Nat. Ass'n of Social Workers.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, RAKER, WILNER and CATHELL, JJ.


CHASANOW, Judge.

In the instant case, Kimberly Boswell (Petitioner) asks us to clarify the standard a court should apply in determining the extent of restrictions on parental visitation of children in the presence of non-marital partners. Petitioner claims that the "best interests of the child" standard should apply and that the Court of Special Appeals erred in applying an "actual harm" standard. Robert Boswell (Respondent...

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