Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

A divorced mother could vaccinate her children for COVID-19 despite opposition from their father, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has decided. The plaintiff mother filed a motion seeking the Family Court’s permission to vaccinate both of her children consistent with ...

LOS ANGELES — Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, are divorcing, a representative for the actor said Tuesday. “It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A new Vermont law that raises the eligibility age for marriage to 18 takes effect in July. Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed the legislation earlier this month, making Vermont the eighth state in the country to end ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on April 12 advanced legislation aimed at letting parents bypass requirements for students to wear face masks in school. The House Health Committee approved the legislation that harkens back to disputes over public health orders ...

The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments in March in a dispute over parental rights when a same-sex relationship ends outside marriage.

Victims of alleged domestic violence in North Carolina could testify remotely in criminal proceedings to avoid in-person run-ins with the accused in legislation the state Senate approved unanimously on Tuesday. The measure, which now goes to the House, is named ...

Germany’s constitutional court ruled Wednesday that a law banning child marriages needs to be amended because it removes the possibility of continuing a marriage once both spouses become adults. The German government passed the law in 2017 with the stated ...

WASHINGTON — Kellyanne Conway, a senior presidential adviser in the Trump White House, and her husband, attorney George Conway, a prominent critic of the former president, say they are divorcing. The Conways posted a joint statement on their Twitter accounts ...

An American couple has been charged by a Ugandan court with child trafficking in a case that might see them serve life in prison if convicted. According to the charge sheet presented by the state prosecution before Buganda Road Court ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has repeatedly failed to thoroughly investigate sexual abuse allegations in the facilities that house the state’s most vulnerable children, according to a sweeping audit released this month that outlines multiple deficiencies inside the Department of Children’s ...