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In Re: Caya B., No. 1758, September Term, 2002 In Re: Caya B., No. 2151, September Term, 2002 In Re: Caya B., No. 2912, September Term, 2002

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Where a permanency plan in a CINA case calls for custody and guardianship by a relative but does not contemplate adoption, a decree granting such custody and guardianship to the relative will not terminate parental rights. In a CINA case, a decree that awards custody and guardianship to a relative and closes the case does not preclude the court from granting visitation to the parents.

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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND Nos. 1758, 2151, 2912 September Term, 2002

IN RE: CAYA B.

Eyler, Deborah S., Sharer, Alpert, Paul E. (Ret., specially assigned), JJ. Opinion by Alpert, J. Filed: November 3, 2003

The appellant is Christine B., the mother of Caya B., a Child in Need of Assistance ("CINA").1 The appellees are Caya B.

and the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. The Juvenile Court in Montgomery County2 granted

custody and guardianship of Caya B. to her maternal uncle and his wife and declined to grant formal visitation to Christine B. Christine B. presents three arguments in this appeal,3 which we reorder and rephrase as follows: I. The Juvenile Court abused its discretion on September 10, 2002 when it

See Md. Code (1974, 2002 Repl. Vol., 2003 Cum. Supp.),

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