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IN RE ADOPTION OF TRACY K.

No. 139, September Term, 2007.

73 A.3d 1102 (2013)

434 Md. 198

In re ADOPTION/GUARDIANSHIP OF TRACY K.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

August 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Meng (Upper Marlboro, MD), on brief, for Appellant.

David K. Hayes, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Douglas F. Gansler, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Appellee.

Argued before: HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, BELL, MURPHY, IRMA S. RAKER (Retired, Specially Assigned) and DALE R. CATHELL (Retired, Specially Assigned).

BELL, C.J.

This case explores whether an Orphans' Court, prior to October 1, 2009 (see footnote 2 infra), had jurisdiction to decide Petitions for Guardianship of the Person and, if so, under what circumstances. The petitioner, Jacqueline D. K., filed in the Orphans' Court for Prince George's County a petition requesting guardianship of her nephew, Tracy K. A judge of that court dismissed the petition on the ground that the Orphans' Court lacked jurisdiction...

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