Child custody — Circuit court jurisdiction — Law of the case Starsha Sewell, appellant, and John Howard, appellee, are the parents of two minor children. On July 29, 2014, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County entered an order granting ...
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May 2021 
GAMAL HELAL v. HEBA HELAL 
Divorce — Prenuptial agreement — Validity This comes to us from two interlocutory orders in an ongoing divorce case. In one of the orders, the court invalidated the prenuptial agreement between the parties at the request of the wife. In ...
Read More »GREGORY MARTIN JIMENEZ v. MICHELLE LEE LONG-JIMENEZ 
Divorce — Alimony — Calculation On August 30, 2019, the Circuit Court of Washington County entered a Judgment of Absolute Divorce between Gregory Martin Jimenez (“Appellant”) and Michelle Lee Long-Jimenez (“Appellee”). Under the Circuit Court’s decree, Appellant must make rehabilitative ...
Read More »FELICIA MAXSAM v. DAVID MAXSAM 
Divorce — Motion to revise Qualified Domestic Relations Order — Timeliness Appellant, Felicia Maxsam, challenges that the Circuit Court erred in granting Appellee David Maxsam’s Motion to Revise and Amend Qualified Domestic Relations Order (“QDRO”) because the Motion was filed ...
Read More »Lawyer accepts 3½-year suspension in fallout from divorce case 
RICHMOND, VA — A Roanoke lawyer has agreed to a three-year and six-month suspension amid bar allegations that he tried to cover up a botched divorce that led to a $742,000 legal malpractice judgment. In a May 17 hearing, Charles ...
Read More »Minnesota justices rule on child protection 
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The state does not have to prove that a child actually is in need of protection or services to convict a defendant of encouraging that need, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in the case of a man ...
Read More »IN RE: JAMES YOST TESTAMENTARY TRUST 
Estates and trusts — Last will and testament — Creation of income or capital receipts Kimberly A. Morgan and Allen Frederick Yost appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Washington County, the Honorable Andrew F. Wilkinson presiding, that ...
Read More »STARSHA SEWELL v. JOHN HOWARD 
Child support — Circuit court jurisdiction — Law of the case Starsha Sewell, appellant, and John Howard, appellee, are the parents of two minor children. On July 29, 2014, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County entered an order granting ...
Read More »SHAUN BARRINGER v. LYNN BARRINGER 
Child custody — Visitation — Work-related restrictions This case is before us on appeal from the Circuit Court for Talbot County where appellant, Shaun Barringer (“S. Barringer”), challenges the December 4, 2019 Memorandum Opinion and Judgment of Absolute Divorce (“Memorandum ...
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