Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child support — Custody — Relocation Andrew Lord (“Father”) and Theresa Lord (“Mother”) were married in September 2004 and had three children. Mother and Father later separated and were granted a limited divorce in 2020 and an absolute divorce in ...

Child support — Motion to quash subpoena — Need for a hearing Appellant, Kimberleigh Murray, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County denying a motion to quash a subpoena. Appellant presents two questions for our ...

Child support — Failure to pay — Contempt Samuel Collison (“Father”) appeals orders of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County adjudicating him in contempt and sentencing him to 90 days’ incarceration in the Montgomery County Detention Center. Read the opinion

Child support — Modification — Calculation This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County that granted Joshua Chambers’ motion to reduce his child support obligation. Mr. Chambers believes that he deserves more of ...

Child support — calculation — Childcare costs Appellant, Robert Catello, appeals an order from the Circuit Court for Howard County that modified his child support obligation and denied his motion for modification of custody and visitation. Read the opinion

Child support — Calculation — Children’s health insurance Appellant Roderick Barnett (“Father”) appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County recalculating his monthly child support obligation and the child support arrearages that he owes to appellee Dominique ...

Child support — Calculation — Credit for health insurance premium Appellant Roderick Barnett (“Father”) appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County recalculating his monthly child support obligation and the child support arrearages that he owes to ...

Child support — Court order not yet filed — Premature appeal The parties to this appeal, appellant, Myesha Bynum (“Mother”), and appellee, Steven Green (“Father”), appeared before a magistrate in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County on a motion ...

Child support — Arrearages — Calculation Ishmael Hyde, Appellant, and Lidia Laureano, Appellee, are the parents of a child born in September 2016. Mr. Hyde and Ms. Laureano were not a married couple. It appears that their relationship soured soon ...

Child support — Motion to modify — Material change in circumstances Appellant, Benjamin David (“Father”), and appellee, Heather David (“Mother”), are the parents of two children, L and B. In the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Father, proceeding pro se, ...