Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

CINA — Statutory requirements — Adherence This case is before us from the Circuit Court for Cecil County, sitting as the juvenile court, where minor child M.H. was determined to be a Child in Need of Assistance (“CINA”) after contested ...

CINA — Neglect — Totality of the circumstances Sean J., a 17-year-old youth who is currently in pretrial detention awaiting trial on charges that he murdered his first child, has appealed from a determination that his second child, S.J., is ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Exceptional circumstances We have seen this heart-wrenching case on various procedural postures before, and we are now called upon to address the termination of parental rights (“TPR”). J.N.T. (“Mother”) gave birth to a ...

Child custody — Sole legal custody — Parents’ failure to communicate Christopher Brown (“Father”), appellant, and Sylvia Simpson (“Mother”), appellee, are the parents of one daughter, H., born in September 2009. The parties separated in 2010 and were awarded joint ...

Child support — Calculation — Private school tuition This case is before us on appeal from a child custody order of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. Kari Sherbert (“Mother”) moved to modify child support in the circuit court, ...

Divorce — Marital separation agreement — Leave to amend petition This case arises from a divorce between appellant Mark Rosenthal (“Husband”) and appellee Gina Rosenthal (“Wife”). 1 Husband appeals from orders entered by the Circuit Court for Carroll County on ...

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Exceptional circumstances Appellant, A.L. (“Father”), appeals the termination of his parental rights to G.P., his minor son, who was born to A.H. (“Mother”) in March 2015. The Cecil County Department of Social Services ...

Divorce — Alimony — Tax reimbursement This case presents a single issue: whether the circuit court erred in its calculation of the amount Ghazi Mohamed Chaoui owed to Tori Shawy as reimbursement for taxes Ms. Shawy paid on alimony she ...