Children — Parental rights — Inadequate reunification services On April 25, 2023, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, sitting as the juvenile court, terminated the parental rights of Ms. D. in relation to her youngest child, D.O. Read the opinion

Protective order — Preponderance of evidence — Corporal punishment Christopher Phillips (“Father”) and Pamela Springer (“Mother”) are the unmarried parents of C.P., born in October 2007. Under a consent order entered on June 15, 2017, Mother was awarded primary physical ...

Divorce —  Custody — Attorney’s fees By order entered on December 14, 2023, the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County granted Johnathon Hollis (“Husband”), appellee, an absolute divorce from Bryanni Hollis (“Wife”), appellant. The court awarded the parties equal physical ...

Child support — Contempt — Continuance In April of 2023, appellee, Zheng Guo (“Mother”) filed a petition for contempt against appellant, Todd Easterday (“Father”) following Father’s failure to pay child support. Read the opinion

Divorce — QRDOs — Appellate review This is appellant, Ronald Jean-Baptiste (“Husband”)’s, second attempt to challenge two Qualified Domestic Relation Orders (“QRDOs”) entered in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Read the opinion

Divorce — Discovery sanctions — Postponement In the course of protracted litigation in this divorce case, Appellee Linda K. Brown (“Appellee”) filed motions for discovery sanctions which were not timely opposed by Marc Bowman Brown (“Appellant”). Read the opinion

Child support — Sanctions — Appellate jurisdiction This appeal arises from an order denying exceptions to recommendations of a magistrate in an action for the payment of child support. Read the opinion

Children — Guardianship — Parental rights These consolidated appeals arise from orders terminating parental rights to four children … Read the opinion

Custody — Modification — Timeliness This appeal concerns a custody dispute between Appellant, Delshawn Harris, and Appellee, Breana Nicholson. Read the opinion

Custody — Reconsideration — Deficiency in submission This is an appeal from the denial, by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, of a motion for reconsideration filed by Brian Silberberg, the appellant, whose exceptions to a magistrate’s report and recommendations ...