Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child custody — Modification — Required mediation sessions Appellant T.C. (“Father”) and appellee V.M. (“Mother”) are the parents of C.C. Since their separation in 2010, the parties have engaged in nearly continuous litigation relating to the custody of C.C. The ...

CINA — Guardianship/right to adoption consent — Reunification efforts Appellant D.M. (“Mr. M.”) appeals from the decision of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as a juvenile court, which granted the petition of the Baltimore City Department of Social ...

Divorce — Marital property — Determination On June 20, 2019, the Circuit Court for Charles County entered an order granting appellant Robert Polis (“Husband”) an absolute divorce from appellee Karen Elaine Polis (“Wife”). The order distributed marital property and required ...

Child custody — Determination — Removal of child from state Blair Payton (“Father”), the appellant, asks us to hold that the Circuit Court for Harford County erred in basing its custody determination in favor of Rita Payton (“Mother”), the appellee, ...

Divorce — Marital property — Marital home Appellant Archie L. Rich, II (“Mr. Rich”) and appellee Sharifa Changa Gregory (“Ms. Gregory”) were granted a divorce on July 17, 2017. The Judgment of Absolute Divorce issued by the Circuit Court for ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Child’s best interests In an order dated January 6, 2020, the Circuit Court for Howard County granted guardianship of two-year-old J. to the Howard County Department of Social Services, with the right to ...

CINA — Mother’s rights — Exclusion as a party This appeal arises from an order by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, which excluded appellant C.C. (“Mother”), the natural mother of K.S., a child adjudicated ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — From reunification to adoption by non-relative Appellants J.N.T. (“Mother”), and I.B. (“Father”) are the biological parents of four-year-old J.T. Both parents are natives of Cameroon, but Mother is now a United States citizen, ...

Child custody — Special Immigrant Juvenile status — Dismissal for lack of prosecution Maria Fulgencia Corea filed a petition for sole custody and a motion for the predicate factual findings necessary to apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status for ...