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June 8, 2009.
June 8, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Meredith Esders (Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., Baltimore), on brief, for appellant.
Hilma J. Munson, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Douglas F. Gansler, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore), on brief, for appellees.
Nenutzka C. Villamar, Asst. Public Defender (Nancy S. Forster, Public Defender, Baltimore), on brief, for appellees.
Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, ADKINS and BARBERA, JJ.
Court of Appeals of Maryland.
ADKINS, J.
In this CINA case,1 we decide whether a juvenile court was obligated to hold an adjudicatory hearing to consider allegations of neglect in a petition, notwithstanding the request for dismissal by the local department of social services ("DSS"), that was made with the consent of the child's parents. The child, through counsel, objected to dismissal, but was unsuccessful. We shall hold...
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