Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

A Child In Need of Assistance (“CINA”) requires the Juvenile Court’s protection, because the court has determined that the child was abused and/or neglected and the parent(s) are unable or unwilling to provide proper care and attention.  Md. Code Ann., ...

RICHMOND, VA — While outlining a five-factor framework for domestic relations fee shifting, a Fairfax County judge nonetheless decided this month that the factors weighed against any fee award in a high-profile divorce case. Judge David A. Oblon found a ...

PHOENIX, AZ — I read an article about nurses and doctors coming out of retirement in droves under an emergency measure allowing them to administer the Covid vaccine. This makes me so proud – I want to fist pump a ...

Have you had this happen – a client complains that their ex is now living with a new boyfriend or girlfriend and asks if they can terminate their alimony payments? If so, you probably know that the answer is the ...

80% of success is showing up. — Woody Allen There is a lot of truth to the ancient proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” The proper rearing of children is not only the individual responsibility of parents, but also a ...

Maryland’s recently enacted Augmented Estate Law introduces new protections for dissatisfied spouses taking under an elective share. It also makes it difficult to exclude certain assets from passing through probate. These changes require estate and family law attorneys to carefully counsel ...

For many of the professionals involved in representing children in foster care, the COVID-19 pandemic has restricted their mobility, social lives, family gatherings and more. Most of these professionals retain their jobs and work from home, collecting sick pay or ...

BOSTON, MA — Massachusetts child support amounts are woefully inadequate and do not meet the needs of the commonwealth’s children. For the last decade, child support amounts have been continually reduced. The decrease has occurred while custodial parents, or parents ...

Oops, she did it again – Britney Spears is back in the news, but not for her hit pop songs. This time, the headlines concern her multiyear conservatorship and battle with her father over who controls her life and how ...

As in every year, November 2020 was National Adoption Month, intended to raise awareness about the urgent need for adoptive families for children in foster care and to celebrate the adoptions that do occur. This year, due to the COVID-19 ...