Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child support — Calculation — Imputed income Gokula Krishna Parandhamaia (“Father”) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Garrett County affirming the recommendations of the family law magistrate concerning his obligation to pay child support to Debra Ignat ...

Child Support — Modification — Contempt This case involves a finding of constructive civil contempt and the initiation of constructive criminal contempt proceedings against Nathaniel M. Costley, Sr., the pro se appellant, for his failure to comply with the terms ...

Child support — Motion to modify — Child in custody of supporting parent This appeal stems from a custody dispute between Mario Terell Foreman (“Father”), the appellant, and Leslie Ann Stewart, f/k/a Leslie Ann Williams (“Mother”), the appellee, after Mother ...

Alimony — Pendente lite — Calculation This appeal stems from the denial of Earnest Neal’s (“appellant”) exceptions to a magistrate’s recommendations on the issue of pendente lite support in Prince George’s County Circuit Court. In denying appellant’s exceptions, the trial ...

Child support — Arrearages — Calculation This appeal arises from two cases in the Circuit Court for Carroll County relating to the child support and custody arrangements for Allan Reed (“Father”) and Laura Barnes’s (“Mother”) sole minor child, K.R. Mother ...

Child support — Expenses — Estoppel by judgment This appeal addresses post-judgment enforcement proceedings following the May 14, 2010, Judgment of Absolute Divorce of Timothy Walsh, appellant, and Heidi Delauter (formerly Walsh), appellee, in the Circuit Court for Howard County. ...

Child support — Calculation — Separate from alimony This appeal arises from the October 28, 2015, ruling of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County granting a Judgment of Absolute Divorce to Sprigg Lynn, appellant, and Christina Lynn, appellee. Mr. Lynn ...

Child support — Attorney’s fees — Net worth of requesting party The litigants here, Allison J. Zweig and James G. Corckran, III, divorced in December 2008. As president of a manufacturing company (Clendenin Brothers), Corckran earned an annual salary of ...

Child custody — Award of physical custody — Best interests of child On October 29, 2015, appellant, Ahmad Tahir (“Father”), filed a complaint for absolute divorce against appellee, Rokshan Jahan (“Mother”), in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Among other ...

Child support — Calculation — Imputation of other parent’s income A magistrate recommended that a father’s child support obligations be modified. The father took exceptions. The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County overruled the exceptions. The father appealed. Read the ...