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 prescribing powerful psychotropic drugs to children in foster care, often with little medical oversight. The ...

Legislation before the General Assembly that would make Maryland a no-fault divorce state is prompting varied reactions from family law practitioners. House Bill 14 and its cross-filed Senate Bill 36 would repeal adultery, desertion and cruelty, among other “faults,” as ...

Maryland courts may no longer order mediation in custody and visitation cases when one parent makes a good-faith report of coercive control by the other, whether physical abuse is involved or not. Family law practitioners and advocates for victims of ...

A year after the Maryland Court of Special Appeals set guidelines for judges to follow regarding the disposition of frozen embryos in a divorce, family law practitioners say they are encountering the issue more and more frequently — and they ...

New child support guidelines that took effect July 1 have been largely well-received by Maryland family law practitioners, though some attorneys say they’ve encountered “glitches” in the formula used to compute child support. Maryland is legally required to review the ...