Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — In In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of J.H., Parent, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, in an opinion filed Nov. 1, affirmed the Cass County District Court’s termination of father’s rights. While many of ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Some parents are suing the Kettle Moraine School District over a policy that allows minor students to change their names and gender pronouns at school without parental consent. The lawsuit by two sets of parents was filed ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An insurance company is suing the mother of two boys killed by her estranged husband over a $4 million life insurance payout which claims she may not have been legally entitled to receive. Meanwhile, she is trying ...

ST. LOUIS, MO — In Nov. 2 divorce proceedings for a same-sex couple, the Eastern District of Missouri awarded custody to the non-biological mother who had never formally filed to adopt their child. After the Schabergs’ 2017 marriage, the subsequent ...

ROCHESTER, NY — A judge has ordered a woman who is getting divorced, to enroll her two children in public schools after she decided to home school the children, against the wishes of her husband — the children’s father. State ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A facility that the state paid $80 million to provide safe foster homes for children is under a criminal investigation after children were found living in “disgusting and deplorable” conditions, a Florida sheriff said. Pinellas County Sheriff ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Vancouver, Washington woman who was stabbed to death Sunday was denied a permanent restraining order against her estranged husband before he was charged with her murder, according to court records. Monica Murrah received a temporary restraining ...

PROVIDENCE, RI — Since the onset of the COVID crisis, the state’s divorce attorneys have been challenged to employ their problem-solving skills in new ways, tackling issues such as how to best handle visitation conflicts between parents who have opposing ...

ST. LOUIS, MO — The Missouri Supreme Court on Oct. 26 disbarred a southeastern Missouri attorney who shut down his practice two years ago. In an order, the court said Jonathan James Lintner of Jackson violated a series of rules ...

DETROIT, MI — Oral argument before the Michigan Supreme Court has been ordered in a case where a woman who owed more than $50,000 in attorneys’ fees to a law firm for her divorce ended up owing more than $367,000. ...