Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary
A federal class-action lawsuit filed against the Maryland Department of Human Services and its Social Services Administration has focused attention on the widespread practice of ...
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Advocates for foster children sue Md. over psychotropic drug prescriptions
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Elizabeth J. McInturff: Religious coercion and enforcement of an agreement
Many couples seek our guidance on prenuptial, postnuptial and separation agreements. As with any other contract, Maryland courts generally will enforce these agreements applying traditional ...
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Child Advocacy: Foster care and concurrent permanency plans
Foster care is meant to be “a temporary service for short-term care and supportive services to children who are unable to live at home because ...
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Why you might want a prenup for that diamond engagement ring
When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged the first time, in 2002, he gave her a very pricey ring. That engagement ring was reportedly ...
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Adoption & Guardianship
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IN THE MATTER OF G.G.
Child custody — Petition for guardianship — Desire of natural parents Desirae Guillot and Christopher Guillot were the parents of their minor daughter, G.G. Both ...
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IN THE MATTER OF NATALYA HAMPEL aka DEVOTED LADY HAMPEL
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IN THE MATTER OF SYLVIA SHEATH
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IN RE: ADOPTION/GUARDIANSHIP OF T.C.
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Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and husband are divorcing
WASHINGTON — Kellyanne Conway, a senior presidential adviser in the Trump White House, and her husband, attorney George Conway, a prominent critic of the former ...
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Ugandan court charges US couple in case of foster child
An American couple has been charged by a Ugandan court with child trafficking in a case that might see them serve life in prison if ...
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Tennessee audit: Agency failed to protect vulnerable kids
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has repeatedly failed to thoroughly investigate sexual abuse allegations in the facilities that house the state’s most vulnerable children, according to ...
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Elizabeth J. McInturff: Religious coercion and enforcement of an agreement
Many couples seek our guidance on prenuptial, postnuptial and separation agreements. As with any other contract, Maryland courts generally will enforce these agreements applying traditional ...
Read More »Child Advocacy: Foster care and concurrent permanency plans
Foster care is meant to be “a temporary service for short-term care and supportive services to children who are unable to live at home because ...
Read More »Why you might want a prenup for that diamond engagement ring
When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged the first time, in 2002, he gave her a very pricey ring. That engagement ring was reportedly ...
Read More »Child Advocacy: School attendance, children’s needs and parental obligations
The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique opportunity to examine important data points concerning the education of children in kindergarten through 12th grade in Maryland’s public ...
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