Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

A mother’s successful appeal of an order that placed her two daughters in foster care did not lead to her reunification with them, as the juvenile court judge validly found the children had developed a loving and lasting bond with their foster parents, Maryland’s top court has held.

In a battle between a teacher’s ex-wife and his widow over his pension benefits, the Court of Special Appeals has ruled for the ex.

Parents cannot waive their children’s right to support, even when their separation agreement includes such a waiver and a non-modifiability clause, the Court of Special Appeals has held.

Judges can permanently strip parents of their rights to their children even while the parents are appealing an order in the underlying foster-care case, Maryland’s top court ruled July 16.

A trust in favor of a mentally impaired 19-year-old cannot be considered a “means of subsistence” under the destitute adult child statute, as long as she has no access to the funds, the Court of Special Appeals has held.