Custody & Visitation

JAYNIECE BROWN v. MICHAEL PRESENTADO

Custody — Parental rights — Hearing notice Jayniece Brown, appellant, and Michael Presentado, appellee, are respectively the mother and putative father of R.B., a minor child. In this appeal, Ms. Brown, representing herself, filed an “informal brief” pursuant to Maryland ...

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ARIF SYED AHMAD v. ELENA MARIE ALI

Custody — Violation of marital settlement — Misweighed evidence Elena Marie Ali (“Mother”) and Arif Syed Ahmad (“Father”) were married in 2013 and had one child before separating in 2016. Since their separation, both parties have attempted continuously to obtain ...

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Y. B. v. T. B.

Custody — Modification — Contempt Appellant, (“Mother”), and Appellee, (“Father”), are the unmarried parents of two minor children, J., born in 2020, and Z., born in 2021.2 Here, Mother challenges the 2022 Order for Contempt and Custody Modification issued by ...

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KIMBERLY BARTENFELDER v. THOMAS BARTENFELDER

Custody — Postponement — Exclusion of expert testimony In these consolidated appeals, appellant Kimberly Bartenfelder (“Mother”) challenges the order of the Circuit Court for Harford County awarding Thomas Bartenfelder (“Father”) sole physical custody of the parties’ four children. These parties ...

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MONICA O DUDLEY v. STEPHANIE RIVERA, et al

Custody — Third-party intervention — Emergency guardianship This appeal arises from a March 24, 2023 order issued by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County denying Monica Dudley, appellant, third-party intervenor status in a child custody dispute involving the minor children ...

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