Protective order — Judicial error — Temporary custody Clarence Gilchrist, appellant, appeals from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County granting a final protective order against him, and in favor of Laisha Henry, appellee Read the opinion

Protective orders — Judicial bias — Credibility Emerson Sandy, appellant, appeals from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Howard County granting a final protective order against him, and in favor of Lyna Vanjah, appellee. Read the opinion

Custody — Best interest of child — Use of family home In this divorce and custody case, Michelle Patail (“Mother”), appeals an order granting legal and primary physical custody of their now 15-year-old child (“Child”) to appellee, Daniel Wille (“Father”). ...

Custody — Continuance — Factual errors Krystal Lucado (“Mother”) appeals from a Judgment of Absolute Divorce from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, which awarded Peter Oetker (“Father”) sole legal and primary physical custody of the parties’ minor children, I.R. ...

Divorce — Discovery sanction — Unpreserved argument This appeal arises out of a divorce action in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County involving Joseph Ferko (“Husband”) and Patricia Ferko (“Wife”). Read the opinion

CINA — Out-of-state jurisdiction — Temporary custody J.B. (“Father”), appellant, and K.R. (“Mother”), appellee, are the parents of two-year-old A.B. In January 2023, the Calvert County Department of Social Services (“the Department”) filed a “Petition for Shelter Care and a ...

Child support — Contempt — Timely payments In the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, appellee Heather David (“Mother”) requested a finding of contempt against appellant Benjamin David (“Father”) for failing to make complete and timely child support payments under a ...

Guardianship — Abuse of discretion — Parental rights On August 5, 2021, the Prince George’s County Department of Social Services (“DSS”), filed in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, sitting as a juvenile court, a Petition for Guardianship with ...

Visitation — Make-up visitation — Unjustified denial of visitation In this case, we are asked to determine whether the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County erred in ordering make-up visitation. Read the opinion

Protective orders– Abuse of discretion — Final order A.C. (“Mother”), appellant, appeals from the entry of a final protective order in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in favor of her ex-husband, M.C. (“Father”), appellee, on behalf of their three ...