Family Law—Custody—Modification The appeal arises from a custody dispute where the court dismissed Mother’s request to remand the custody determination based on new information regarding Father’s living arrangements.
Read More »Maria Eliberta Chicas v. Tiffany Portillo, Et Al.
Family Law—Custody—Mootness The appeal was dismissed as moot because a subsequent custody order replaced the temporary order that Grandmother sought to revise, leaving no effective remedy for the court to provide.
Read More »M.J. v. T.A.
Family Law—Custody—Best Interests The Circuit Court for Baltimore County affirmed a custody order granting joint legal and shared physical custody, finding no abuse of discretion in the magistrate's recommendations.
Read More »Lynda M. Dodds v. Christopher A. Dodds
Family Law—Custody—Contempt The circuit court awarded Father sole legal custody of the children, finding Mother in civil contempt for violating the divorce decree regarding custody and access schedules.
Read More »Heru Muhammad El v. Tamiesha Chase
Family Law—Custody—Jurisdiction The circuit court properly denied Father's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, affirming that it had both personal and subject matter jurisdiction to hear Mother's custody petition.
Read More »S.G. v. M.s.-M.
Family Law—Custody—Relocation The Circuit Court granted Mother primary physical custody and permission to relocate with the child to Florida, affirming her credibility over Father's misleading testimony.
Read More »Jeffrey Schatz v. Sarah Robles, Et Al.
Family Law—Visitation—Due Process The circuit court did not violate Maryland Rule 2-311(f) by denying Mother’s motions for unsupervised visitation without holding hearings, as the orders were not dispositive of her claims.
Read More »Reiko Asano v. Molefi Asante
Family Law—Visitation—Due Process The circuit court did not violate Maryland Rule 2-311(f) by denying Mother’s motions for unsupervised visitation without holding hearings, as the orders were not dispositive of her claims.
Read More »Jeffrey Reichert v. Sarah Hornbeck
Family Law—Custody—Visitation The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County was the proper venue for the contempt petition as it issued the relevant orders and both parties had previously consented to its jurisdiction.
Read More »Melanie Torsella Parker v. Robert Francis Parker, Jr.
Family Law—Child Custody—Visitation Rights The court awarded Father sole physical custody of their minor child, finding it in the child's best interest despite Mother's objections regarding due process and custody notification.
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