the adverse party the costs of the proceeding and reasonable expenses, including
reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the adverse party in opposing it. A
determination made under [the] THIS subsection shall become part of the panel
award and subject to judicial review.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect word usage in § 3-2A-07(a) of the Courts Article.

Occurred: Ch. 640, Acts of 1986.

3-812.1.

(a) In a petition alleging that a child is in need of assistance, the local
department may request the court to find that reasonable efforts to reunify the child
with the child's natural parent or guardian are not required if the local department
determines that a natural parent has:

(1) Subjected the child to:

(i) Torture, chronic abuse, or sexual abuse; or

(ii) Chronic and life-threatening neglect;

(2) Been convicted:

(i) In this State of a crime of violence, as defined in Article 27, §
643B of the Code, against the child, the other natural parent of the child, another
child of the natural parent, or any person who resides in the household of the natural
parent;

(ii) In any state or in any court of the United States of a crime that
would be a crime of violence, as defined in Article 27, § 643B of the Code, if committed
in this State against the child, the other natural parent of the child, another child of
the natural parent, or any person who resides in the household of the natural parent;
or

(iii) Of aiding or abetting, conspiring, or soliciting to commit a crime
described in [item a or item b of this item] SUBPARAGRAPH (1) OR (II) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH; or

(3) Involuntarily lost parental rights of a sibling of a child.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Erroneous internal references in § 3-812.1(a)(2)(iii) of the Courts
Article.

Occurred: Ch. 539, Acts of 1998.

3-904.

(d) The damages awarded under subsection (c) OF THIS SECTION are not
limited or restricted by the "pecuniary loss" or "pecuniary benefit" rule but may
include damages for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society,