In a decision released today, an intermediate appellate court in Maryland concluded that an objecting parent had the right to appeal an order of the court that granted authority to DSS to change the name of a child to suit the child's gender identity and take other actions on behalf of the child's gender identity. In re KL https://www.courts.state.md.us/data/opinions/cosa/2021/1302s20.pdf Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director/General Counsel P: (202) 466-5424 x7110 M: (240) 876-6790 D: (202) 742-1016 [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [logo]<https://imla.org/> 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! IMLA's 86th Annual Conference<https://imla.org/annual-conference/>, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL! IMLA's 2022 Mid-Year Seminar<https://imla.org/seminars/>, April 8-11, 2022 in Washington, D.C.!