Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary
Maryland law has been increasingly willing in recent years to recognize that families are formed in multiple ways, allowing courts to maintain what is in a ...
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Kpetigo decision extends definition of de facto parents to stepparents
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Jennifer Dulos divorce case highlights common scourge, advocates say
HARTFORD, Conn. — Long before she disappeared, Jennifer Dulos told the court handling her divorce case that her husband was verbally abusive and she feared ...
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Virginia bar urges clear rule against attorney sex with clients
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia State Bar committee proposes a “bright line rule” prohibiting sexual relations between a lawyer and a current client unless the ...
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Disgraced former Mich. judge sent to jail for lying during divorce
BRIGHTON, Mich. — A former judge who was removed from office for unethical conduct was sentenced to six months in jail Friday for committing perjury ...
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West Virginia Senate forms committee dedicated to child welfare issues
CHARLESTON, West Virginia — A committee has been formed in the West Virginia Senate to focus on upcoming legislation related to child welfare. The Senate ...
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Report: 123 Illinois children died in 2019 despite contact with welfare agency
CHICAGO — A report highlighting persistent problems within Illinois’ child welfare agency showed 123 children died in the past fiscal year despite having had contact ...
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Kansas governor to merge state agency faulted over children’s deaths
TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas’ governor plans to merge a state agency that has been under fire in recent years over abused children’s deaths with another ...
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South Dakota attorney general neutral on Indian Child Welfare Act
PIERRE, South Dakota — South Dakota’s attorney general won’t sign a brief in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act, unlike 27 other attorneys general ...
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Maryland’s SIJS process for youth in foster care
In April 2019, the Maryland Court of Appeals filed an opinion on Romero v. Perez, further developing the immigration process used by many immigrant children ...
Read More »Foster care: The importance of bonding assessments in reunification cases
When a child comes into foster care, there is a presumptive plan of reunification with the parents, except in limited situations where a parent is ...
Read More »Disabled foster youth and Social Security benefits: An overview
D. is a youth who, due to his premature birth, requires 24-hour nursing care. He has limited mobility, needs frequent respiratory treatments and requires a ...
Read More »Matrimonial Matters: College expenses and divorce
Among family lawyers there is a saying, “You can’t make your parents pay for your college — unless they are divorced.” For many years, parties ...
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