158 Md. App. 144 - In Re Ashley E.’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “[The mother] had not participated in parenting classes that had been offered. She had not consistently signed releases for medical treatment for the children. She had not consistently attended visitation with the children. Out of 68 weeks of visitation, she had seen Gregory 26 weeks, Matthew 14 weeks, Laione 21 weeks, and Ashley 18 weeks. She had not attended school meetings for the children. She had lost several jobs since September 2002. [The social worker] further explained that the appellant refused to acknowledge the abuse the children had experienced in her household, and therefore refused to take responsibility for it. Her lack of honesty in acknowledging the circumstances in which the children were sexually abused and consequent lack of empathy for them made it difficult for the children to heal emotionally from their trauma.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 178 Md. App. 543 - In Re James G.

2. “I. Did the juvenile court err by denying [Ms. B.’s] motion to sequester "witnesses and otherwise failing to strictly apply the Maryland Rules of Evidence in the permanency plan review hearing? II. Did the juvenile court err by refusing to exclude non-parties from the courtroom? III. Did the juvenile court err in changing the children’s permanency plans from reunification to adoption when the evidence was insufficient to show that the Department had made reasonable efforts to reunify [Ms. B.] with the children?”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Ashley E.

3. “(i) Determine the continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the commitment; (ii) Determine and document in its order whether reasonable efforts have been made to finalize the permanency plan that is in effect; (iii) Determine the extent of progress that has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes necessitating commitment....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 Md. App. 678 - In Re Shirley B.