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 ...
Read More »ASHWINI VINOD SABNIS v. SAURAY KUMAR MOHANTY
Custody — Abuse of discretion — Family reunification therapist Ashwini Vinod Sabnis (“Mother”) and Saurav Kumar Mohanty (“Father”) are the parents of two minor children: a daughter, M. age 14; and a son, V., age 11. Mother left the family ...
Read More »WILLIE J DANIEL, JR. v. JASMINE CURSEEN
Custody — Access schedule — Lack of hearing This case stems from a child custody dispute between the appellant, Willie J. Daniel, Jr., and the appellee, Jasmine Curseen, regarding their son … Read the opinion
Read More »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 ...
Read More »VALERIE CODD BROWNING v. SHAWN BROWNING
Custody — Abuse of discretion — Tie-breaking authority Appellant Valerie Codd Browning (“Mother”) and appellee Shawn Browning (“Father”) each filed motions to modify custody of their two minor children. Read the opinion
Read More »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 ...
Read More »ANA PAOLA PEREIRA COTRIM v. MANFRED BOEHM
Custody — In camera interview — Best-interest attorney This appeal originates from a modification of custody award for the parties’ two minor children. Read the opinion
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »CHARLES WILLIAM CRUMP v. TIFFANY OLIVIA CRUMP
Custody — Conflict of interest — Inadequate representation Appellant Charles William Crump (“Father”) and appellee Tiffany Olivia Crump (“Mother”) filed competing motions to modify a custody agreement relating to their two children. Read the opinion
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