Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Health has asked a Pulaski County judge to suspend his order requiring the agency to amend the birth certificates of babies born to three same-sex couples. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ...

Family law lawyers are no strangers to managing conflict as they help families navigate divorce or separation. But when children are involved, it’s not just attorneys who are dealing with the impact of parents at odds with one another — ...

Legislation designed to add a presumption to custody disputes that joint physical custody with equal parenting time is in the best interest of the child has been introduced in various forms over the years but has never gained much traction ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah judge reversed his decision to take a baby away from her lesbian foster parents and place her with a heterosexual couple after the ruling led to widespread backlash. Judge Scott Johansen signed an order, ...

BERLIN, Pa. — State police say a Pennsylvania man took $700 from his estranged wife’s bedroom during a child-custody exchange. The (Somerset) Daily American reports 34-year-old Stephen Shaffer, of Bedford, surrendered Tuesday on charges including burglary and theft. State police ...

Three years ago, the little girl would hide under a table when confronted with reminders that both her parents were in prison. Now almost 10, she’s a confident, popular student, and ace recruiter for the program that helped her, says ...

Family law attorneys must often balance confrontation and negotiation when representing a divorcing spouse. Since Oct. 1, that balance has begun tilting in favor of negotiation in Maryland cases involving divorcing couples without minor children. These couples can now seek ...

Even if a divorcing couple consists of two able-bodied individuals with no signs of disability, it may be a good idea to put that fact in writing as a result of a recent Court of Special Appeals decision. The case ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — A woman’s conviction for killing a rival for her lover’s affection came before Connecticut’s Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that tests the legal limits of the confidentiality of a conversation between a married couple. The ...

LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of two women who argued their husbands misled judges about their wealth during divorce proceedings — a landmark decision that may reopen other settlements. The ruling involves the cases of ...