Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Jim Obergefell, whose landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationally, is hoping he and fellow Democrats can make gains in the Ohio Statehouse this year with a message grounded in equality. “It really ...

MILWAUKEE, Wi. — It goes back to age 13. That is when my current client, we will call her Andrea, first made it known she wanted Dad’s vintage slot machine in the corner of their unfinished basement. At the time, ...

The Supreme Court’s holding in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is likely to have an impact on the practice of family formation law and the breadth and scope of services our clients may be looking for. As we know, ...

Families throughout Maryland continue to be adversely affected by the opioid epidemic. The entry of children into foster care is a significant consequence of this epidemic. For example, a five year old child finds both her parents, who have opioid ...

For grandparents, the relationship with your grandchild can be one of the most important things in the world for you. But what happens when the child’s parents prevent you from seeing your grandchild or having a relationship with them? Sometimes, ...

On June 15, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued an opinion concerning child custody modification. The issue in Woolsey v. Woolsey involved the fallout of a stipulation to utilize a “best interest,” rather than “endangerment,” modification standard. Facts Father and Mother ...

New York has not permitted common-law marriages for almost 100 years. Only eight states currently provide for some form of common-law marriage, and some of these states only under certain conditions. Texas is one of the states which currently permits ...

On May 31, 2022, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a nonprecedential opinion in In re the Marriage of Abdiaziz Elmi and Rukia Hashi, a marital dispute that involved a novel First Amendment issue. Father and Mother were married in ...

This year’s Maryland State Bar Association Legal Summit hosted an excellent presentation on an often-overlooked tool — “specific issue evaluations” — which sparked an excellent discussion on what they are and when they may be needed. Specific issue evaluations are ...

Foster parents are to be commended for the commitment that they make to care for abused and neglected children in their community. Foster parents provide placements for children from infancy to late teens, who come to the foster care system ...