SIMBAINA v. BUNAY

No. 01092, September Term, 2014.

109 A.3d 191 (2015)

221 Md. App. 440

Maria SIMBAINA v. Segundo BUNAY.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

February 3, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan S. Greene (Lauren K. Benko, The Greene Law Firm, LLC, on the brief), Columbia, MD, for Appellant.

No brief on behalf of the appellee.

Panel: ZARNOCH, ARTHUR, and ANDREW L. SONNER (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.


This case raises the question of whether, in an ordinary custody proceeding, a circuit court must enter factual findings under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J) regarding a child's potential status as a "special immigrant juvenile" (SIJ), if the issue is properly before the court. We answer this question in the affirmative and remand this...

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