FOX v. WILLS

No. 43, September Term, 2003.

890 A.2d 726 (2006)

390 Md. 620

Katherine Rose FOX v. Vincent WILLS.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

January 18, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory F. Jacob of Arlington, VA (Elizabeth L. Ritter of Chevy Chase), on brief, for petitioner.

David Super, Christopher Thomas Stidvent, Clarissa Hodges, Baker Botts LLP, Washington, D.C., on brief of amicus curiae Justice for Children on behalf of petitioner.

William of Brockman, Assistant Attorney General (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland; Steven M. Sullivan, Solicitor General of Baltimore) on brief, for respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and JOHN C. ELDRIDGE (Retired, specially assigned), JJ.


ELDRIDGE, J.

We issued a writ of certiorari in this case to determine whether counsel, appointed for a minor pursuant to Maryland Code (1984, 2004 Repl.Vol.), § 1-202 of the Family Law Article, is entitled to immunity from tort liability while acting in his capacity under the statute.1

I.

Petitioner, Katherine Fox, is a minor child whose parents were divorced pursuant to...

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