Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

RALEIGH, NC — A Lenoir attorney who was suspended for carrying on a sexual relationship with a client while representing her in a divorce proceeding was not cohabitating with her, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled. The appeals ...

Yes, your practice is going to change – so be ready Well-established ideas about the delivery of legal services are changing, and not all of the changes are going to be good for lawyers. The way people purchase music and ...

Your client says, “Give me a 10 percent discount — or else.” What do you do? To put it simply: “else.” Clients who ask for a fee reduction don’t really understand how the issue of representation should be framed. The ...

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Supreme Court last week considered whether family law is really any different from any other kind of practice. The court is weighing a disciplinary case against Kansas City adoption attorney Sanford “Sandy” Krigel, of Krigel ...

BOSTON – Alimony is the payment of support from a spouse, who has the ability to pay, to a spouse in need of support for a reasonable length of time, under a court order. While seemingly simple, this definition can ...

DETROIT — A man should have been allowed to revoke his affidavit of parentage based on a mistake of fact after genetic testing showed he was not the child’s biological father, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in a ...

DETROIT — Even though portions of the divorce arbitration relating to child custody, child support and parenting time were not recorded, defendant is not entitled to appellate relief from the arbitration because he never raised this issue in the trial ...

DETROIT, MI — The trial court correctly concluded that for purposes of a property division in this divorce case, plaintiff’s profession as an insurance agent has no market value as a going concern. Discussion “In McNamara v McNamara, 178 Mich ...

BOSTON, MA — The divorce bar does not often look to the federal trial court for guidance in family law matters. In fact, outside of discovery and the Rules of Civil Procedure, we rarely look to federal courts at all ...

The children of a divorced couple must be kept up-to-date on their vaccinations because it is in their best interests to be immunized, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.