Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child support — Affidavit of parentage — Full faith and credit The Prince George’s County Office of Child Support Enforcement (the “Office”) appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County setting aside affidavits of parentage that Michael ...

Child support — Circuit-court jurisdiction — Passport This case arises out of appellee Andrew Cohen’s (“Mr. Cohen”) failure to pay child support to his ex-wife Jessica Cohen (“Ms. Cohen”), which prompted the Montgomery County Office of Child Support Enforcement (“the ...

Child support — Contempt — Attorney’s fees On October 21, 2016, the Circuit Court for Carroll County found appellant, Jason Andrew Poole (“Father”), in constructive civil contempt1 of a court order to pay child support for his son, to appellee, ...

Child support — Payee’s death — Escrow The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County issued an order that, among other things, eliminated the child support arrearages Douglas Brown had accrued, and released to him child support payments that the Prince ...

Child support — Life insurance policy — Requirement to maintain This case presents an obvious wrong that lacks an obvious remedy. There is no dispute that the late Melissa C. Krepps (“Mother”) and her husband, Benjamin L. Krepps (“Husband”), failed ...

Child support — Affidavit of parentage — Res judicata Justin Davis, Petitioner, twice sought to secure a paternity test years after he had executed an Affidavit of Parentage, in which he attested, shortly following the birth of twin boys in ...

Child support — Enforcement — Attachment of assets Maryland law authorizes a judgment creditor to attach assets of the debtor to satisfy the judgment. Our attachment law has a number of exemptions. In this case, we must decide whether one ...

DETROIT — A man who was determined to not be a child’s biological father can have a prior child-support order set aside under the general “relief from judgment” court rule, the Michigan Court of Appeals has decided in a published ...

Child support: Calculation: Deferred income CSA No. 1011, Sept. Term, 2013. Reported. Opinion by Wright, J. Filed Oct. 29, 2014. Appeal from Howard County. Affirmed.

Child support: Adult destitute child: Autism and other disabilities CSA No. 0748, Sept. Term 2013. Reported. Opinion by Woodward, J. Filed Aug. 1, 2014. Appeal from Frederick County. Affirmed.