Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

NEW YORK — Yee Won Chong had just been diagnosed with cancer. His relatives were half a world away in Malaysia and couldn’t care for him. So he turned to the friends he considers his “chosen family.” “There was no ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would end the state’s status as being the easiest place in the country for a 15-year-old to be married. Missouri allows those 15 to 17 to marry with the ...

Advocacy groups expressed support last week for the concept of a bill providing a path to emancipation for 16- and 17-year-olds but called for a more in-depth discussion before moving forward.

A bill that would decriminalize adultery in Maryland was the subject of discussion following its hearing before a Senate committee last week.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A woman who was 11 when she was forced to marry her rapist has worked for six years to ban child marriages in Florida. On Friday, she was hailed as a hero after the Legislature passed a ...

HONOLULU — Hawaii’s agency that oversees the welfare of abused and neglected children throughout the state failed to make some necessary improvements in its operations, according to a federal review. The federal government recently completed its third major evaluation of ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky legislature is considering outlawing most child marriages in an effort to protect young girls from exploitation and abuse. Senate bill 48 would ban county clerks from issuing marriage licenses to anyone 16-years-old and younger. Seventeen-year-olds ...

The federal tax law enacted in December may have spurred a race to the courthouse for divorcing husbands and wives who expect to pay alimony as a result of their coming split. The law will repeal the decades-old deductibility of ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Teenagers fleeing polygamous communities would get more legal protection from parents who could expose them to sexual abuse or forced marriage under a proposal approved Friday by a panel of Utah lawmakers. If teenagers run away ...

LANSING, Mich. — Victims of imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar helped unveil what they described Monday as a sweeping rewrite of Michigan laws related to childhood sexual abuse, saying the changes would ease the ability to stop abuse and ...