Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child support — Affidavit of parentage — Fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact The Prince George’s County Office of Child Support Enforcement (the “Office”) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, which decreed that ...

Child support — Obligations — Private-school tuition The parties return to this Court for a second time on the matters of child custody and child support obligations. Duane Wensel (“Father”) and Lynne Zettergren (“Mother”) were married on April 4, 1997, ...

Child support – Calculation — Work-related child care expenses On November 17, 2015, Stuart Wertlieb, appellant, filed a Petition to Modify Child Support in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, requesting a reduction in the amount of child support to ...

Child custody — Modification — Material change in circumstances This case is an appeal from two orders from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County regarding cross complaints by appellant, Michaela Greene (“Mother”), and appellee, Peter Greene (“Father”), to modify ...

Child support — Modification — Exceptions On November 16, 2010, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County entered an order awarding sole legal and physical custody of the minor child of Julio Rocha (“Father” or appellant) and Dina Moreira (“Mother” ...

Child support — Private school tuition — Obligation of dissenting parent This action for divorce was filed by the appellant, Nolan Clifford, against the appellee, Laura Clifford, on January 14, 2011, in the Circuit Court for Frederick County. A decree ...

Alimony — Pendente lite order — Retroactive alimony Appellant/Cross-Appellee, Alex Martin (“Father”), sued Appellee/CrossAppellant, Laura Martin (“Mother”), for an absolute divorce on October 22, 2014, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, after a year of separation. On March 26, ...

Child support — Calculation — Guidelines The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County ordered a father to pay child support to the mother. The order did not explicitly state whether the parties would have shared physical custody, nor did it ...

Child support — Arrearage — Calculation On December 31, 2014, Carmen Cane, appellee, filed a Complaint for Absolute Divorce in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against her then husband, Micah Cane, appellant. On March 22, 2016, Mr. Cane filed ...

Child support — Contempt — Incarceration By petition filed in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, appellee, Anne Arundel County Office of Child Support Enforcement (“OCSE”), alleged that appellant, Christopher Zurmuhlen, had failed to obey a court order to ...