Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine court system will assign retired judges to divorce proceedings to clear a growing backlog of more than 6,000 cases that have been delayed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The program began last week ...

BOSTON — A bill that would let people adopt a younger brother, sister, uncle or aunt has been approved by the Massachusetts Senate. Currently, Massachusetts is one of only two states that prohibits adoption by close relatives. Supporters of the ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky education officials have approved a proposal that would add more limits on the use of corporal punishment in schools where it is still allowed. The Kentucky Board of Education passed a proposed administrative regulation last week ...

A judge has ordered a western Michigan couple to pay $30,441 to their son for getting rid of his pornography collection. U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney’s decision this week came eight months after David Werking, 43, won a lawsuit against his ...

A team at FormsPal.com, a website that provides free legal forms, recently compiled data about divorce patterns across the country affected by COVID-19. Their prognosis was that pandemics aren’t so good for marriage. Statistics related to divorce settlement agreements accessed ...

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire plans to more closely monitor the use of medication that affects the mental state of children in foster care. Gov. Chris Sununu recently signed legislation requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to provide ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi teenagers and young adults who have spent time in the foster care system are now eligible for federal grants worth thousands of dollars to help pay for school, a car or other expenses. The money is ...

LANSING, Mich. — A task force will examine Michigan’s treatment of juveniles in the state’s criminal justice system as well as factors that lead to youth getting caught up in that system, according to an executive order signed by Gov. ...

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Supreme Court has expanded the definition of adultery to include same-sex infidelity. The court ruled last week in the case of a man who sought a divorce on the grounds of adultery alleging that ...

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday that makes it a crime for an adult to provide advice or encouragement that a teenager uses to take their own life. The law was prompted by the death of a ...