Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Guardianship — Petition to terminate — Law of the case Natalya Hampel aka Devoted Lady Hampel, appellant, appeals from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Harford County on December 13, 2020, denying her petition to terminate the guardianship ...

Guardianship — Interested party — Right to counsel On November 9, 2020, after a four-day trial, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County appointed the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (the “Department”) as guardian of Sylvia Sheath’s person ...

Adoption — Notice of appeal — Timeliness On May 1, 2019, Allen Bailey filed a petition for independent adoption of his stepdaughter, T.C. T.C. is an adult, born in 1978. Sharon Bailey is T.C.’s biological mother and Mr. Bailey’s wife. ...

Adult guardianship — Fiduciary report — Abuse of discretion in approval In July of 2018, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County judged Choo Washburn, appellant, “unable to manage her property and affairs effectively” and appointed Robert M. McCarthy, Esq., appellee, ...

Guardianship — Limited purpose — Attorneys’ fees By order entered November 13, 2020, the Circuit Court for Howard County appointed Janice Kim, as guardian of her mother, Jai Seong Cho Hewick, for the limited purpose of authorizing Ms. Kim to ...

Guardianship — Evidence of need — Video surveillance Appellee Stacey Ann Reed filed, in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, a petition to appoint a guardian of the person and property of David Charles Mayne, Ph.D., appellant. Following a ...

Guardianship — Petition to terminate — Failure to provide transcript In 2018, the Circuit Court for Harford County issued an order appointing the Harford County Department of Aging, appellee, as the guardian of the person and property of Devoted Lady ...

Guardianship –Motion to terminate — Right to counsel In 2011, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County appointed Susan Boyce as guardian of the person and property of her sister, Mary Joyce. Since that time, Ms. Joyce has made a series ...

Guardianship — Eligible disability — Need for a hearing This appeal is from an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County that appointed Stephen Stralka as a guardian of the property and John Stralka as a guardian of the ...

Guardianship — Hearing — Due process On October 30, 2018, the Charles County Department of Social Services (the “Department”), appellee, filed a Petition for Guardianship with the Right to Consent to Adoption or Long-Term Care Short of Adoption, in the ...