Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary
BOSTON — It all began nearly 20 years ago as I sat in a rocking chair nursing my new baby, a girl born during a ...
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Quest into judge’s past helps a lawyer find meaning
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Canadian couple’s children receive settlement after fatal accident
ST. LOUIS — The adult children of a Canadian couple who died in a single-vehicle accident in Livingston County will receive a settlement of more ...
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Mass. legislature must revisit parental defense in dissemination cases
BOSTON — A recent Appeals Court decision illustrates the urgent need to amend the statute that criminalizes the dissemination of material harmful to a minor. ...
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Decision on prisoner’s custody of child needed review
RICHMOND, Va. — Where an immigration judge determined that an imprisoned father did not have physical custody of his child for purposes of the Child ...
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Court rejects appeal from inmate seeking to expunge marriage
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a man serving life in prison who asked for his marriage record ...
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UK judge in Twitter appeal for child’s return in family case
LONDON — A British High Court judge has issued an appeal via Twitter to a woman who vanished with her toddler while embroiled in a ...
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Bill aims to help minors who are sex trafficking victims
JACKSON, Miss. — The Republican leader of the Mississippi House is pushing a bill that he says could protect children who are victims of sex ...
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Matrimonial Matters: Some recent rulings on divorce issues
Recently the Fourth Department Appellate Division handed down its position on several issues that occur with some regularity in divorce cases. In Haggerty v. Haggerty [CA 17-0559, ...
Read More »Family advocacy: The challenges of entering social media into evidence
Social media is a mainstream form of communication today. In divorce and custody cases, introducing postings from social media as evidence is a recurring challenge. ...
Read More »Guest column: Bill would provide representation for abuse victims
A bill that would provide free, high-quality legal representation to low-income victims of certain crimes is under consideration in the Maryland General Assembly. SB 811/HB ...
Read More »John Roberts plays waiting game on Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court earlier this month suspended a Louisiana abortion law, the justices’ first significant action in an abortion case since the appointment of Justice ...
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