Family Law—Parental Rights—Termination The juvenile court found that exceptional circumstances justified terminating Mother's parental rights due to her inconsistent engagement with services and M.M.'s need for stability and permanence.
Read More »In Re: M.M. v. Baltimore County Department of Social Services
Family Law—Parental Rights—Termination The juvenile court found that exceptional circumstances justified terminating Mother's parental rights due to her inconsistent engagement with services and M.M.'s need for stability and permanence.
Read More »In Re K.P. v. Baltimore City Department of Social Services
Family Law—Termination of Parental Rights—Evidentiary Issues The juvenile court affirmed the termination of parental rights, finding clear evidence of parental unfitness and exceptional circumstances due to the parents' neglect and failure to engage in reunification efforts.
Read More »In Re: Estate of Dinesh O. Parikh v. Oxana Parikh
Family Law—Vexatious Litigants—Attorneys' Fees The Orphans’ Court found that Oxana and Namish acted in bad faith as vexatious litigants, justifying a pre-filing injunction against them.
Read More »Kelly Marie Harrigan Campbell v. Kevin John Campbell
Family Law—Military Retirement—Division of Benefits The circuit court affirmed that Wife was entitled to 15.96% of Husband’s military retirement pay, as per their marital settlement agreement, despite Wife's claims for a higher percentage based on federal law.
Read More »J.D. v. M.W.
Family Law—Child Custody—Domestic Violence The circuit court committed reversible error by not considering the applicable provisions of FL § 9-101 and FL § 9-101.1 regarding the history of domestic violence in the custody determination.
Read More »Emmanuel Agbara v. Evelyn Okoji
Family Law—Child Support—Income Calculation The appeal concerns the circuit court's calculation of child support obligations, specifically whether it properly deducted "ordinary and necessary" expenses from Appellant's rental income.
Read More »Clarence Woodward v. State of Maryland
Post-Conviction—Juvenile Restoration Act—Sentence Reduction The circuit court did not err in denying Woodward's motion for sentence reduction under the Juvenile Restoration Act after considering the relevant factors and evidence presented.
Read More »In Re N.S. v. Baltimore County Department of Social Services
Family Law—Custody—Visitation The court affirmed the decision to grant custody of N.S. to a relative, citing concerns about Mother's substance abuse history and lack of transparency regarding her other child's birth.
Read More »Jennifer L. Greene v. Daniel Greene
Family Law—Custody—Marital Property The trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding primary physical custody to Dr. Dean, despite findings of parental alienation, as the best interest of the child standard was upheld.on.
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