Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

How often does a client come in screaming about their soon-to-be ex’s overspending? In my experience, nearly all divorce cases have at least a little bit of financial strife. Typically, the client’s main question is whether it’s possible to get ...

The new year is traditionally a time when many people feel a renewed commitment to create healthy habits, such as exercising regularly, drinking more water or eating more healthfully. It turns out that when it comes to health, married people ...

The issue of a parent’s right, need or desire to relocate while sharing custody of children with another parent is becoming a more prevalent conversation in the courts. Whether a person has a need to get away from an abusive ...

On Nov. 28, the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s decision to amend an order for protection without any record evidence in support of modification. Judge Jeanne M. Cochran’s opinion serves as a rallying cry in an era ...

In a perfect world, we’d reach amicable resolutions with opposing parties and each party would happily abide by the agreement and go their separate ways. However, since we don’t live in a perfect world, we deal with parties who not ...

A recent report by Maryland’s Department of Human Services showed a total of 179 youths in out-of-home placements throughout the state were admitted to emergency rooms for psychiatric evaluation or crisis between January 2020 and September 2021. Some of those ...

Going through a divorce is one of the most challenging and stressful experiences one can endure. In many respects it is similar to a death — a finality and collapse of expectations and hopes for future plans; particularly if it ...

In recent years, the law concerning tri-parenting has started taking shape. The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently addressed the issue of out-of-state relocation in the context of a three-parent arrangement. The October 3, 2022 decision in In re the Matter ...

Video conferencing, such as Zoom, has made our courts and related services much more accessible to Maryland’s residents. While remote access to the courts, schools, and services, certainly has its disadvantages, it has also eased the significant burden of transportation, ...

A number of years ago, I dedicated a column to “Voices of Children — When Should They Be Heard?” In that article, I noted that in Wisconsin, unlike some other states, children never come to court and testify – either ...