DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. B.A.

No. 46, Sept. Term, 2014.

141 A.3d 208 (2016)

449 Md. 122

WICOMICO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. B.A.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

July 12, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra Barnes , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Robert B. Fine ( Amy K. Fitzgerald , Fine & Mathers, P.A., Salisbury, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

Argued before BARBERA, C.J., BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, McDONALD, WATTS, GLENN T. HARRELL, JR. (Retired, Specially Assigned) JJ.


Under the State's Child Abuse and Neglect Law, local departments of social services are charged, along with law enforcement, with investigating allegations of child abuse. At the conclusion of an investigation, the department is to determine whether child abuse is "indicated," "ruled out," or "unsubstantiated." The department may make...

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