Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

DENVER — A recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court creates guidelines on what divorced spouses should do with their frozen embryos if the former couples are unable to come to an agreement. The ruling issued Monday said courts must ...

RICHMOND, Virginia — Where a divorcing couple intended to turn a tenancy-by-the-entireties in their home into a tenancy-in-common in the proceeds once they sold it, the ex-husband can claim a homestead exemption in his portion of the proceeds. Background Phillip ...

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Supreme Court has held that a Family Court judge did not have the discretion to waive the sex offender registration requirements of a juvenile adjudicated delinquent on two charges of second-degree child molestation. The ...

MINNEAPOLIS– Earn-out payments memorialized in a contract for the sale of marital property are themselves marital property, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled in a 4-2 decision, In Re Gill v. Gill. The property was sold after the valuation date ...

As baby boomers age, it’s no surprise that America’s population of people over the age of 65 is getting bigger than it has ever been. One less than obvious consequence of this is that more people living past middle age ...

A federal appeals court says Texas must make improvements to abuse investigations within its foster care system and make sure workers have manageable caseloads, but the court also struck down dozens of other measures ordered by a judge.

Delving into the 21st century world of marital privilege, Maryland’s top court is considering whether text messages between spouses are presumed to be confidential and may not be used as evidence in a criminal trial except in extraordinary circumstances.

A woman who had a long-term, committed relationship with her former same-sex partner does not have standing to seek custody of the former partner's biological children, a divided North Carolina Court of Appeals panel has ruled.

District Judge Sara Kate Billingsley remains exuberant in a field most judges find debilitating and how she manages it is a complex story about her mother's example, a support system of friends, a near-death experience and other things.

A judge has ordered the immediate release of a 2-year old Honduran boy that was separated from his father at the border more than five months ago, calling the separation of the two 'the most cruel of all cruelties.'