| Baltimore City Department of Social Services v | | | | (Baltimore City Department of Social Services v |
| Bouknight, | | | | Bouknight, 488 U.S. 1301 (1988). The Court granted |
| 488 U.S. 1301 (1988) | | | | relief and it was agreed upon by the parties that |
| A three month old infant was admitted for treatment | | | | Bouknight shall have the custody of the child subject |
| in a hospital. It became apparent that the mother, | | | | to the conditions of supervised parenting and an |
| Jackie Bouknight may have maltreated the infant. | | | | undertaking of non-infliction of bodily harm and |
| Consequently, the Department of Social Services | | | | punishment on the child. At first, Bouknight complied |
| (DSS) petitioned the Court to declare the child as a | | | | with the conditions but later on she became |
| âchild in need of assistanceâ and | | | | uncooperative and refused to produce her son to the |
| grant it the power to put the child under foster care | | | | DSS. |