Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child custody — Motion to modify — Custody evaluator’s testimony Myron Dowell (“Father”), appellant, appeals from an order entered July 14, 2022, by the Circuit Court for Calvert County denying his motion to modify custody and child support and granting, ...

Divorce — Grounds — 12-month separation The Circuit Court for Baltimore County entered an order of absolute divorce on the ground of a one-year separation. In the order, the court granted primary physical custody to the mother and ordered the ...

Child custody — Circuit court jurisdiction — Children reside in Germany This case stems from a divorce action involving Velesha Burke Beauchamps (“Mother”) and Ivan Beauchamps (“Father”) in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (the “Circuit Court”). Read the ...

Child custody — Petition for guardianship — Desire of natural parents Desirae Guillot and Christopher Guillot were the parents of their minor daughter, G.G. Both Desirae and Christopher are now deceased. This case arises from a Petition for Guardianship of ...

Child custody — Discovery violation — Motion for sanctions Dorquina Cline, appellant, is the daughter of Doris Cline, appellee. In September 2020, appellee filed a Petition for Grandparent Access and Visitation in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, requesting the ...

Child support — Motion to quash subpoena — Need for a hearing Appellant, Kimberleigh Murray, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County denying a motion to quash a subpoena. Appellant presents two questions for our ...

CINA — Guardianship petition — Timeliness of objection Ms. M. (“Mother”) and Mr. S. (“Father”), appellants, appeal an order of the Circuit Court for Frederick County, sitting as a juvenile court, denying their motions requesting to file untimely objections to ...

Child support — Failure to pay — Contempt Samuel Collison (“Father”) appeals orders of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County adjudicating him in contempt and sentencing him to 90 days’ incarceration in the Montgomery County Detention Center. Read the opinion

CINA — Order of protective supervision — Relative placement Appellant, R. (“Father”) appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as a juvenile court, which rescinded a prior Order of Protective Supervision (OPS) to Father and ...

Divorce — Motion to dismiss — Subject matter jurisdiction On May 25, 2021, appellee, Felicitas Adedayo Taiwo (“Wife”), filed a complaint for absolute divorce in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against appellant, Kizito Adetokunbo Taiwo (“Husband”). On August 20, ...