Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child support — Arrearage — Calculation Chidozie Emenuga (“Husband”), Appellant, seeks review of a judgment and order of the Circuit Court of Howard County, in which a child support arrearage of $36,840 was assessed against him and in which the ...

Child support — Calculation — Monthly income Mohamad Sarihifard appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Howard County awarding child support to Deana Mallamas. Mr. Sarihifard presents one issue, which we have reworded … Read the opinion

Child support — Arrearage — Calculation This appeal arises from a Judgment of Absolute Divorce ending the marriage of Emily Hammann, appellant, and Charles Hamman, III, appellee. The judgment, issued by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, after a four-day ...

Child support — Calculation — Denial of discovery requests The parties to this appeal are the parents of two children. In 2018, the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County granted the mother primary physical custody of the older child and ...

Child support — Right to due process — Restraint on personal liberty In 2012, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County entered an order requiring Shane Seay, appellant, to make monthly child support payments. In 2020, Mr. Seay filed a ...

Child support — Attorney’s fees — Financial status of each party In this appeal from a domestic family action in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Daniel E. Lewis, appellant, challenges the court’s award of attorney’s fees to Marie ...

Child support — Child support enforcement — Paternity test request This is an appeal from a judgment without prejudice entered by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Appellee, Prince George’s County Office of Child Support Enforcement, filed a complaint ...

Child support — Motion to modify — Judicial discretion The Circuit Court for Montgomery County denied a father’s motion to modify his child support obligations. Thirteen days later, the father filed what was, in substance, a revisory motion under Md. ...

Child support — Appeal — Final judgment rule In an order entered on January 7, 2021, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County granted the parties an absolute divorce, reaffirmed a prior order regarding custody of the parties’ two minor ...

Child support — Child Support Enforcement — Final judgment rule The pro se appellant in this case is Herbert Sowe. The appellees are Ronnie Turner (“Ms. Turner”) and the Baltimore County Office of Child Support Enforcement (“BCOCSE”). The appellees have ...