McDERMOTT v. DOUGHERTY

No. 58, Sept. Term, 2004.

869 A.2d 751 (2005)

385 Md. 320

Charles D. McDERMOTT v. Hugh J. DOUGHERTY, Sr., et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 10, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura D. Matney (Matney Law Firm, LLC, on the brief), Rockville, for petitioner.

J. David Ash, Towson, for respondents.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ.


CATHELL, J.

This appeal arises as an outgrowth of the lengthy and unfortunately acrimonious dispute over custody of Patrick Michael McDermott (hereinafter "Patrick" or "the child"), the minor son of petitioner Charles David McDermott (hereinafter "Mr. McDermott"), between Mr. McDermott and respondents, Hugh and Marjorie Dougherty, the child's maternal grandparents, (hereinafter "the Doughertys," or "maternal grandparents").1

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