Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Vaccination disputes are not new to family law practitioners. Bolstered by television doctors, celebrities and widely shared misinformation on the internet, the anti-vaccination movement that has rooted itself in this country often rears its head in custody disputes. Prior to ...

The coronavirus pandemic has affected all our lives and prompted changes in some form or another. It has led to businesses closing, schools shutting down and doctors switching to telehealth rather than in-person visits. As a result, children have been ...

Those of us who practice matrimonial law are always dealing with debt. The required Statement of Net Worth has a section devoted for every kind of debt there is, including “chattel mortgages.” However, today the biggest debt people have — ...

It takes a village to raise a child, but does that mean that each member of the village should be granted parental rights? Maryland courts have flip-flopped over the last decade, seemingly deciding, “It depends.” The term “de facto parent” ...

On June 30, 2021, the Court of Special Appeals issued its reported opinion in the matter of In re M., No. 807, Sept. Term 2020 (Md. Ct. Spec. App., decided June 30, 2021), affirming the lower court’s grant of custody ...

DETROIT, MI — When a job takes a toll on your physical health, regulators step in to set certain safety guidelines. But there’s not much help for those of us in jobs that hurt our mental health. Members of the ...

The 2020 movie, “I Care A Lot,” and the twists and turns in the Britney Spears saga are shining a critical spotlight on adult guardianships, their necessity and their scope. In her moving statement to the court, Spears testified that ...

Seven-year-old G.T. was removed from her mother’s custody by Baltimore City’s Department of Social Services  after being left alone by her mother in a motel room overnight. In the subsequent CINA proceeding, G.T. was sheltered to BCDSS based on the ...

No matter the area of law in which you practice, odds are good you will run across a client who is going through a divorce. Divorce is one of the most stressful life-changing events a person can experience. According to ...

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a concern has arisen on the effects of this virus on the risk of lead poisoning for Maryland’s children. Efforts to keep children safe led to remote schooling, the closure of child care ...