Section 3-826 – Reports Prior to Hearings; Custodian Progress Reports
(a) (1) Unless the court directs otherwise, a local department shall provide all parties with a written report at least 10 days before any scheduled disposition, permanency planning, or review hearing under § 3-819 or § 3-823 of this subtitle. (2) The time requirements specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection do not apply to an emergency review […]
Section 3-827 – Confidentiality of Records
(a) (1) All court records under this subtitle pertaining to a child shall be confidential and their contents may not be divulged, by subpoena or otherwise, except by order of the court on good cause shown. (2) This subsection does not prohibit review of a court record by: (i) Personnel of the court; (ii) A party; (iii) Counsel for a party; […]
Section 3-828 – Contributing to Acts, Omissions, or Conditions Rendering a Child in Need of Assistance
(a) An adult may not willfully contribute to, encourage, cause or tend to cause any act, omission, or condition that renders a child in need of assistance. (b) A person may be convicted under this section even if the child is not adjudicated a CINA. (c) An adult who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and […]
Section 3-829 – Local Juvenile Court Committees
A governing body of a county may create a juvenile court committee to serve as an advisory body to the court for the county and shall determine the composition and members of the committee.
Section 3-830 – Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Advocate” or “C.A.S.A.” means a Court-Appointed Special Advocate. (3) “Program” means a Court-Appointed Special Advocate service that is created in a county with the support of the court for that county to provide trained volunteers whom the court may appoint to: (i) Provide the court with background […]
Section 3-819.2 – Custody and Guardianship to Individual
(a) (1) In this section, “disability” means: (i) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of an individual’s major life activities; (ii) A record of having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of an individual’s major life activities; or (iii) Being regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially […]
Section 3-820 – Removal of Child From Court-Ordered Placement
(a) After a CINA disposition, when the court has ordered a specific placement of a child, a local department may remove the child from that placement prior to a hearing only if: (1) Removal is required to protect the child from serious immediate danger; (2) The child’s continued placement in the court-ordered placement is contrary to the welfare […]
Section 3-821 – Order Controlling Conduct of Person Before Court
(a) The court, on its own motion or on application of a party, may issue an appropriate order directing, restraining, or otherwise controlling the conduct of a person who is properly before the court, if the court finds that the conduct: (1) Is or may be detrimental or harmful to a child over whom the court has […]
Section 3-812 – Waiver of Reunification Efforts in Cases of Abuse, Torture, Crimes of Violence, or Abandonment
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated, unless the context of their use indicates otherwise. (2) “Abandon” means to leave a child without any provision for support and without any person who has accepted long–term responsibility to maintain care and have custody and control of the child when: (i) The whereabouts of the parent […]
Section 3-822 – Address and Identity of Parents
(a) (1) At each CINA hearing, the court shall inquire into, and make findings of fact on the record as to, the identity and current address of each parent of each child before the court. (2) In carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court shall: (i) Inform all parties present of their continuing obligation to assist the […]